Staff members rehearse a victory ceremony at the Beijing Medals Plaza. Photo: AP
China reinvents Olympic medal ceremony, adding new ‘cultural exhibitions’ inside an igloo-shaped Beijing Medals Plaza
- The Beijing Medals Plaza will serve the main venue for handing Olympic and Paralympic victory medals
- Unlike Summer Olympic ceremonies that take place directly after competition, Beijing is splitting the medal procession into two parts
Staff members rehearse a victory ceremony at the Beijing Medals Plaza. Photo: AP