The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that 10 Olympians will receive reallocated Olympic medals at the Champions Park during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on August 9.
The IOC will hold special ceremonies to give these 10 athletes the chance to celebrate with family, friends and fans in the Trocadero Gardens, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
These athletes have already had their reallocation approved by the IOC Executive Board before the Paris 2024, but have not yet had their ceremony.
The ceremony is one of the six options to receive their reallocated Olympic medals in a way that recognises their achievements and gives them exposure.
The 10 athletes are Beverly McDonald, Jamaica, women’s 200m bronze (athletics) at Sydney 2000; Chelsea Hammond-Ross, Jamaica, women’s long jump bronze (athletics), Beijing 2008; Tarek Yehia Fouad Abdelazim, Egypt, men’s 85kg bronze (weightlifting), London 2012;
Erik Kynard, United States, men’s high jump gold (athletics), London 2012 and Derek Drouin, Canada, men’s high jump gold (athletics), London 2012.
Others are—Jeon Sang-Guen, South Korea, men’s +105kg bronze (weightlifting), London 2012; Abeba Aregawi, Ethiopia, women’s 1500m bronze (athletics), London 2012; Lashinda Demus, United States, women’s 400m hurdles gold (athletics), London 2012; Zuzana Hejnova, Czech Republic, women’s 400m hurdles silver (athletics), London 2012 and Kaliese Spencer, Jamaica, women’s 400m hurdles bronze (athletics), London 2012.
