When Does Silver Become Gold?

[AJF]

Answer - Around the neck of an Olympic Champion!

Who thinks the IOC should give all Olympic Champions solid gold medals?

The attached was lifted from a web article:-

The medals for the champion and the runner-up are made of pure silver. Contrary to what many folks might believe, the champion's gold medal is not made of solid gold, but is constructed instead of solid silver covered with a heavy plated coating of gold weighing not less than six grams per each medal. The gold is applied in an electrolytic process similar to other gold, copper or chrome industrial plating operations, but the coating is thicker. The plating process takes place after the medal has been struck.

It does not feel right given the revenue a modern Summer Olympics generates that arguably the greatest Olympic Champion Michael Phelps goes home with solid silver medals which are gold plated.

What are TRF'ers thoughts?

AJF.