It has been 6 days since the Paris Olympics 2024 started. During this time many events have been played, in which China is at the top of the tally by winning a total of 21 medals with 11 gold. At the same time, the players of the host country France have won a total of 26 medals including 8 gold and are at number two. Japan is at number three with 15 medals including 8 gold. India has also won 3 bronze medals and is at number 42. Apart from all these, hundreds of athletes have won medals and for this success they are also being given a special box along with the medal. There is still suspense about what is in this box being given to the medal winners? Today we are going to reveal this secret.

special gift in the box

At the Paris Olympics, every winner is being given a cardboard box along with a medal and a bouquet of flowers on the podium. Now you must be wondering what could be in it. Let us tell you. According to the Olympic Committee, this box contains an official poster related to the Olympic Games, which has been designed by Parisian painter Ugo Gattoni. Before the Olympics began, Ugo Gattoni had revealed in an interview that it took 4 months and 2 thousand hours to make this poster. Historical monuments of Paris have been depicted in these posters. The most special thing about this is that all the posters have been prepared by hand.

What's in the skinny tall box given out with the medals? It's a poster!

This is the poster! Artwork designed by illustrator Ugo Gattoni! #Paris2024 #OlympicGames pic.twitter.com/WzMYdq8BLB

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What else is in the box?

The box includes the Paris Olympics mascot and the boats used in the opening ceremony. Apart from this, debut sports like Olympic skateboarding and breaking are also depicted. According to Gattoni, he wanted to tell many things through this poster. He wanted to use the poster as a symbol. The poster also shows the traditions that started in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. Apart from the poster, medal winners are given another gift, but this gift is given after coming down from the podium. Athletes are given a symbol wearing gold, silver and bronze medals.