Winning an Olympic gold medal is considered a crowning achievement for an athlete, so it's only fitting that the physical medal represents the significance.
What's on each gold medal is special for every Olympic Games. Still, Paris 2024 is particularly notable because, when athletes win gold, they will take home a piece of the Eiffel Tower, an iconic landmark of the host city.
The Eiffel Tower played a major role in the Paris 2024 opening ceremony. From beaming lights and the Olympic rings to the comeback performance of Celine Dion, La Tour Eiffel it showcased its grandeur to the world. And now, it will be part of the athletes' medal collections.
What else is unique about these gold medals and how are they connected to the Eiffel Tower? Here's what to know.
According to multiple reports, around 5,804 medals were developed for Paris 2024, which note that approximately 2,600 medals have been created for the Olympics and 2,400 for the Paralympics.
The gold medal weighs 1.17 pounds. The silver medal, by comparison, weighs 1.16 pounds while the bronze is one pound.
Chaumet, the French luxury jewelry and watch brand, designed the Olympic medals. Founded in 1780, Chaumet is owned by LMVH (Mot Hennessey Louis Vuitton).
The Olympic gold medal consists of three features: the hexagon, radiance, and setting.
In the middle of the medal is a hexagon. It pays homage to France's nickname Lhexagone given the country's roughly six-sided shape.
The hexagon is surrounded by several strand-like shapes. This symbolizes the radiant light, as Paris is often referred to as the city of light.
On the six edges of the hexagon are claw settings. The shape is similar to those found in the rivets on the Eiffel Tower.
The Eiffel Tower was the defining fixture of the 1889 World Fair. The original tower was made with wrought iron.
When the Eiffel Tower underwent renovations in the 20th century, they preserved pieces of the original iron and kept them in storage. Those chunks make up the hexagon figure in the middle of the Olympic gold medal.
According to multiple reports, 0.04 pounds of iron renovation pieces from the Eiffel Tower are included in each medal.
Gold, silver, and bronze medals began at the 1904 St. Louis Olympic Games. It's estimated that 1,011 medals will be handed out at Paris 2024. This is the first time a piece of a city's historic landmark is included in an Olympic medal.
According to Forbes, a Paris 2024 Olympic gold medal is worth approximately $950.
The gold medal is placed around the winning athlete's neck atop the podium. The athlete also receives a stuffed souvenir of the Paris 2024 mascot. Then, the national anthem of the winning athlete country plays -- a tradition that began for gold medalists at medal ceremonies in 1932.

PARIS: Paris Olympics organisers have cancelled training for triathletes in the River Seine again because of poor water quality, leading to more uncertainty over whether the mixed relay will go ahead as planned on Monday.
All training was cancelled in the river last week and the men's individual race had to be delayed by 24 hours because of pollution problems.
It finally took place after the women's event on Wednesday.
A heavy rainstorm on Thursday night is believed to have again dirtied the river's waters, with downpours known to cause discharges from the sewers into the waterway.
Paris 2024 spokeswoman Anne Descamps told reporters that athletes were informed on Saturday evening that training had been cancelled for Sunday.
"It follows the rain that occurred in the last days," she said. "We are expecting improvements regarding the weather forecast... we are hopeful that we can organise the competition tomorrow and we will take the decision as planned tomorrow morning."
She declined to share the latest water quality readings.
The mixed relay triathlon features two men and two women per team in a sprint format, meaning a 300-metre swim, a seven-kilometre (4.3-mile) bike ride and a 1.8km run.
It was introduced at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, where Britain won gold.
The Seine is also set to be used for marathon swimming -- a 10-kilometre race -- on August 8 for women and August 9 for men.
Many triathletes were surprised by the strength of the Seine's currents last week, while some also complained about the water and delays for training and the men's competition.
"While swimming under the bridge, I felt things and saw things that you shouldn't think about too much," Belgian competitor Jolien Vermeylen told the Parisien newspaper afterwards, without saying more.
Paris organisers said that the water quality was "very good" based on criteria used by World Triathlon.
The levels of E.Coli bacteria -- a key indicator of faecal matter -- were clocked at 192-308 colony-forming units per 100 millilitres (cfu/ml) on the day of the races, well below the upper limit of 1,000 cfu/ml.