PARIS, France — For athletes across the world, there is perhaps nothing more rewarding than flashing an Olympic gold medal for people back home to “ooh” and “ahh” at. But despite the ...

The U.S. has over two dozen silver medals going into the final week of the Olympics but whether second place is considered a win or loss is complicated for athletes.

The Paris 2024 Olympic organizing committee says the gold and silver medals for the Games are made from solid silver, and that six grams of gold are used in the first-place medals. The third-place ...

Some things are said to be worth their weight in gold. An Olympic gold medal isn’t one of them. That’s because it contains little actual Au. The International Olympic Committee requires gold ...

PARIS, France — For athletes across the world, there is perhaps nothing more rewarding than flashing an Olympic gold medal for people back home to “ooh” and “ahh” at. But despite the prize's ...