TO2015 to Unveil Competition Medals

The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015), together with Olympians Mark Tewksbury and Curt Harnett and Paralympian Elisabeth Walker-Young, will unveil the medals of the TORONTO 2015 Games at the Royal Ontario Museum on Tuesday, March 3.

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The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015), together with Olympians Mark Tewksbury and Curt Harnett and Paralympian Elisabeth Walker-Young, will unveil the medals of the TORONTO 2015 Games at the Royal Ontario Museum on Tuesday, March 3.

Before the more than 4,000 competitions medals are awarded this summer, TO2015 will reveal the story and design behind the Pan Am and Parapan Am medals, alongside partners Barrick Gold Corporation, Official Metal Supplier, and the Royal Canadian Mint, the Official Medals Design and Production Supplier.

Where: Royal Ontario Museum

100 Queen’s Park

Toronto, Ontario

Please use Bloor Street entrance

When: Tuesday, March 3, 2015

8:30 a.m. (camera arrival and setup)

9:00 a.m. (event start)

Speakers will be available for media interviews following the formal announcement.

Please confirm your attendance by contacting media@toronto2015.org.

For more information, please contact:

Teddy Katz

Director, media relations and chief spokesperson, TO2015

416.957.2117

teddy.katz@toronto2015.org

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