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Paris will host the Olympics 2024. The excitement among fans about the Olympic Games is gradually increasing. The Khel Mahakumbh will start from July 26. The Olympic Games will run till August 11. Like every time, this time too many Indian players will participate in the Maha Kumbh of the Games. If you have ever watched the Olympic Games, then you must have seen that after winning the medal, the players chew it with their teeth. Know why the players do this..!
Not just Olympics, be it Asian Games, Commonwealth Games or any other game, players are seen shining after winning medals. First of all, let us tell you that there is no rule for athletes to chew their medals with their teeth.
This is how the quality of gold coins was checked
Earlier gold coins were used as currency. Gold is a soft metal and earlier merchants often used to check the quality of gold coins by chewing them with their teeth. However, at present biting a medal is not meant to check its quality.
Pure gold medals were awarded
Before 1912, pure gold medals were awarded in the Olympics. After that, the International Olympic Committee stopped awarding pure gold medals. Before 1912, it was believed that athletes used to chew the medals with their teeth to check their quality, but after 1912 another belief started to be accepted. When pure gold medals were discontinued, it was believed that athletes used to chew the medals with their teeth to show their hard work and enthusiasm.
The cameraman gives instructions to the player
At the same time, according to the information available on the Olympic website, athletes get photographed by holding the medal between their teeth. The photographer asks the athletes standing on the podium to pose by holding the medal between their teeth.