With 52 days left until the Rio Games, the ceremony to launch the Olympic and Paralympic medals was held today.

They have been officially unveiled:

Photo via NBC Olympics


Photo via NBC Olympics


Photo via Rio 2016


Photo via Rio 2016


Photo via Rio 2016


Check out how they were made:

Video: Introducing the Olympic Medals. #Rio2016Medalshttps://t.co/wy1a7TzxE5

— Rio 2016 (@Rio2016_en) June 14, 2016

Photo gallery of Olympic medals from every Summer Olympics dating back to 1896:

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