This edition of the event incorporates a more sustainable look through new proposals. Preparations for the event enter the final stretch.
The Olympic and Paralympic Games 2024which will be held in Paris In July and August, they will use podiums made of recyclable plastic and with a particular design in reference to the emblematic Eiffel Tower.
The company Le Pavé, from Aubervillier, on the outskirts of Paris, manufactured around 68 podiums, using recycled plastic as a material. They have been designed in modules and will be used for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The most striking thing about the design is the front. At first glance, on their forehead they look motifs that reproduce a “metallic lace” of the Eiffel Tower. This was confirmed by Tony Estanguet, president of the organizing committee.
The inner part of the three steps It is gray “in reference to the zinc on the roofs of Paris”, Joachim Ronsin, design director of the organizing committee, explained in the presentation. The podiums will have “a second life” after the competition, but their fate has not yet been announced.
Absolute symbol of the French capital, The Eiffel Tower also appears on the medals, with a small original piece in each of them. The Olympic rings They will be placed on the monument during the Games.
Former Paralympic swimming champion Ludivine Munos explained what the podium means to athletes: “We just think about it, we say if one day we will be lucky enough to climb that step,” said the French athlete.
Source: Ambito
