Rio 2016: Olympic medal designs revealed

The designs of the Olympic medals for Rio 2016. Photo / Twitter

The designs for the medals to be used at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics have been revealed via the Rio 2016 twitter account:

The account also released designs for the paralympic medals:

And a video of the medal making process:

The 2016 Olympic Games are set to run from August 5 to August 21 this year.