In 2014 the city of Sochi in Russia is hosting the Winter Olympics.  Some very lucky athletes will win ‘meteorite medal’ during the event.

1. ‘METEORITE MEDAL’ IN SOCHI OLYMPICS 2014
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In 2014 the city of Sochi in Russia is hosting
the Winter Olympics. Some very lucky
athletes will win ‘meteorite medal’ during the
event. The extra special medals will be
awarded to the seven athletes who win gold
medal on February 15th, 2014, to
commemorate the one-year anniversary of the
meteor’s fall.

2. ‘METEORITE MEDAL’ IN SOCHI OLYMPICS 2014
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- On Feb. 15, 2012 some of the meteorite rocks fell to Earth
in the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia.
- A meteorite is a rock that comes to Earth from space. Every
year, thousands of asteroids and meteoroids streak past our
planet. Most of the ones headed for Earth simply burn up in
our atmosphere.

3. ‘METEORITE MEDAL’ IN SOCHI OLYMPICS 2014
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The ‘meteorite medal’ features Sochi 2014′s mosaic of
designs highlighting the cultures within the Russian
federation, inset beneath a gold, silver, or bronze casing.
The official name of the games is engraved in
Russian, English and French along the rim. The front side
highlights the Olympic rings while the name of the event is
engraved on the reverse side.

4. ‘METEORITE MEDAL’ IN SOCHI OLYMPICS 2014
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