Medallion Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Games - Sport Alphabet C - Para cycling

The Summer Olympic games that will take place in Paris in 2024 are the opportunity, for Monnaie de Paris to celebrate this major international competition through a series celebrating Sport, its values and the athletes. Olympism and Paralympism will be highlighted on those products, struck in France...

The Summer Olympic games that will take place in Paris in 2024 are the opportunity, for Monnaie de Paris to celebrate this major international competition through a series celebrating Sport, its values and the athletes. Olympism and Paralympism will be highlighted on those products, struck in France in our art workshops.

In 2023, we are developing a collection of medallions representing the 26 letters of the Alphabet illustrated by 26 Olympic and Paralympic sports.

Para-cycling is divided into two disciplines at the Paralympic Games: road cycling since 1984 and track cycling since 1996. The particularity of para-cycling lies in the multitude of types of bikes used: standard bike, handbike, tricycle, tandem... Each type of disability has its own machine. For example, the tandem, reserved for visually impaired or blind people, is used with an able-bodied guide.