Ten lucky Sochi Olympic gold medalists will also receive a bonus medal decorated with a piece of the giant meteor that hit Russia, a year ago.
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| A worker puts the final touches on a souvenir Olympic medal with a fragment of the Chelyabinsk meteorite in the MAOK art shop in Zlatoust. Photograph by Aleksandr Kondratuk, RIA Novosti |
Feb. 16 Update:
The International Olympic Committee nixed the plans for handing out the special meteorite medallions during the medal ceremonies on Saturday. It appears the IOC has very stringent rules regarding how these presentations are carried out and that no items, other than the official awards, may be presented. Reports indicate that the athletes may receive them in a separate ceremony at a later date.
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