A spokesman for the Brazilian Olympic Committee told DPA on the 30th London time that Kitadai broke his medal while taking a bath in his room in the Olympic Village. The 25-year-old man, a 60 kg judo player, was obviously very excited because he boarded the Olympic podium on the 28th. He didn't want the medal to leave him, even if it was only for a few minutes.
"He even took it in the shower. To avoid getting wet, he bit it with his teeth. However, it was his own fault that the medal fell to the ground and broke, "the spokesman said. "
In an interview with Brazilian media, Kitadai said that he could not wear it around his neck because the connection between the medal and the one he was wearing was broken. Moreover, the medal was thrown out of a small dent.
To this end, the Brazilian Olympic Committee applied to the International Olympic Committee to replace the base tower with a new bronze medal. Although there is no obligation, the International Olympic Committee nodded lovingly. "The new medals are already in the hands of the London Olympic Organizing Committee," said a spokesman for the Brazilian Olympic Committee.
The London Olympic Games will host 302 games, so the organizers will award 2300 medals. The total weight of gold medals in London is over 400 grams.
At the last Olympic Games, the price of gold futures in new york was less than $800. Now, the price of gold has doubled. Therefore, although the weight exceeds 400 grams, after careful calculation, the gold content of each Olympic gold medal is only 6 grams, accounting for 1% of the total weight, and the rest is 93% silver and 6% copper. The whole gold medal is worth about $650 (about RMB 4 148 yuan).
The silver medal contains 93% silver and 7% copper, with a value of 335 US dollars (about 2 138 RMB). The bronze medal broken by an athlete is worth less than $5 (about 32 yuan RMB), which means that you can't even buy a cheeseburger in most areas.