(ATR) Playing off the designs for the 2018 Winter Olympics medals, PyeongChang 2018 released the medals for the 2018 Paralympics.
The medals will feature the core designs for the Olympic medals including the worlds "PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games" in Korean Hangeul around the edges. On one side of the medals the same words will be written in Braille.
"The International Paralympic Committee is pleased with the look and feel of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games medals," Craig Spence, IPC communications director, said to Around the Rings. "We are confident athletes will be going all out to win one of these coveted prizes next March."
One detail missing from the 2018 medals will be noise makers put in the 2016 Paralympic medals for visually impaired athletes. The volume of the noise created from the medals increased from bronze, the softest, to gold, the loudest. Spence said the idea came from Rio organizers and was not required by future Paralympic organizers.
The medals will be engraved with traditional designs including "clouds, mountains, wind and wood," according to PyeongChang 2018. Like the Olympic medals, the ribbons that will hold the Paralympic medals will be made from traditional blue and pink fabrics.
"The Paralympic Winter Games medals for PyeongChang 2018 are a symbol of equality, creativity, culture and passion," Hee Beom Lee, PyeongChang 2018 President, said in a statement. "The work that has gone into the design and manufacturing of the medals has been world class and we are all looking forward to the moment that the first medal will be awarded to the world’s best Paralympic athletes next year."
‘Innovative’ Torchbearer in Daejeon
One carrier of the Olympic Torch in the Korean city of Daejeon ran with the flame in a way that can only be described as mechanical.
HUBO was the second torchbearer this weekend in Daejeon. Unlike everyone else carrying the flame that day, HUBO is not human. HUBO is a robot.
According to PyeongChang 2018, the relay in Daejeon was started by world renowned robotics professor Dennis Hong. Hong then passed the flame to HUBO who walked 150 meters with the flame and then performed his designed duty, a rescue operation. HUBO then passed the flame to Jun Ho Oh, the man responsible for creating HUBO.
"Today’s special Olympic Torch Relay celebrating information and communications technology was a fantastic display of innovation and creativity," Hee Beom Lee said after attending the demonstration. "We aim to be the most connected and technologically advanced Games ever. Today was a chance for us to show the world some exciting technologies that will be showcased during the Games."
Written by Aaron Bauer
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