I’m Pete, and The Washington Post sent me to Paris to show you some of the wonders and weirdness you couldn’t otherwise see without being here. You can see my previous dispatches here:
The first medals have been awarded, and there are hundreds yet to come. I haven’t seen one in the wild yet, but hey, it’s still early. I will definitely show you the first one I come across.
In the meantime, I learned a little bit about the Paris 2024 bling.
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Organizers wanted the medals to symbolize the city but also appear worthy of a high-end jewelry shop around the Champs-Élysées, so they got luxury jeweler Chaumet to design them.
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End of carouselGoing into the Games, 69 countries have never won an Olympic medal — yet. Check out the list at our medal tracker, and follow it to see if any countries win their first.
Learning all this really makes me want one of these things. I think tomorrow I will try to find Katie Ledecky — I hear she might end up with extras.
More about other iconic Olympic women tomorrow!
correction
A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to Chinese shooter Huang Yuting as "he" instead of "she." The article has been corrected.
About this story
Pete’s adventures are mostly those of Artur Galocha, who is reporting from Paris, with help from afar from Bonnie Berkowitz and Álvaro Valiño.
Editing by Matt Rennie and Jason Murray. Graphics editing by Samuel Granados. Copy editing by Mark Bradley.
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