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Turin medals have hole in the middle
TURIN, Italy (AP) -- Medals for the Turin Olympics will have a hole in the middle that represents the open space of a piazza.
The new medal design -- shaped like a doughnut -- was unveiled Wednesday at the close of a two-day visit by International Olympic Committee officials.
The Italian piazza, or city square, is at the heart of the design for the Feb. 10-26 Olympics. The medals have the Turin logo on one side and images from various sports and disciplines on the other. A red silk ribbon is looped around the hole in the center.
"They are marvelous medals, they represent what we expect from Italy -- creativity," said Jean-Claude Killy, chairman of the IOC coordination commission.
Eight people collaborate in the 10-hour process to make each medal. Some 1,026 medals will be made for the Olympics, plus 648 Paralympics medals and 35,000 commemorative medals.
