For The First Time, Paralympic Athletes Could Hear Their Medals
The same gold, silver, and bronze medals you’d expect, but now with metal pellets inside to make them rattle.
If you followed the Paralympics, you probably saw the athletes shaking their medals close to their ears at the podium.
Here is swimmer Bradley Snyder, listening to his gold medal.
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A post from the official Olympics Facebook page explains that, for the first time, the medals have pellets inside them that rattle when you shake them.
Brazilian swimmer Matheus Souza is thrilled to hear and feel his bronze medal.
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Gold medals have 28 small steel pellets, silver medals have 20, and bronze have 18. The idea is to provide a sensory experience for visually impaired athletes.
Australian swimmer Ellie Cole listens to the sound of her silver medal.
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The medals also feature "Rio 2016 Paralympic Games" written in Braille.
Swimmer Amy Marren, from Great Britain, feels her bronze medal.
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