2024 Olympic Games medals revealed including special hallmark of Paris as race intensifies
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With the 2024 Olympic Games only a few months away, the medals that will be awarded to the top 3 competitors at each event have been released.
The Olympic Games will be held in Paris, France this year, with the tennis event set to run from July 27-August 4, 2024. German superstar Alexander Zverev won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with Switzerland's Belinda Bencic capturing the gold in the women's singles event.
Olympic medals to feature iconic accessory
Tournament organizers recently revealed the new medals that competitors will be vying for this summer, with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes receiving a gold, silver and bronze medal respectively. In addition to receiving a prestigious medal, the winners will also leave Paris with a piece of history. The medals are incrusted with an 18-gram piece of original iron from the Eiffel Tower, making them even more meaningful. With the tennis event set to be held on the clay courts of Roland Garros, the tournament could favor clay-court specialists, with Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and even a healthy Rafael Nadal poised to enter as favorites.
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