With the 23rd ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships just around the corner, the official medal designs were released on March 19 in host city Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province.
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The gold, silver and bronze medal for the 23rd ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships are displayed at a press conference held in the event's host city Wuxi in Jiangsu province on March 29. [Photo provided to China Daily] |
The medals have been inlaid with jade from Longling county in Yunnan province which features a unique yellow tinge to the traditional jade green.
The jade is named Huang Long Yu, after its color and place of origin.
A total of 86 medals have been produced for the eight-day tournament which gets underway on April 9.
The copper medals, weighing 180 g each, are coated in gold and silver, and measure 70 mm in diameter, and are 7 mm thick. On the back of the medals are two Huang Long Yu rings, measuring 50 mm and 26 mm respectively.
