A Derbyshire man who believes the Olympics should mark the efforts of those who come fourth in their event, has created a new medal.
一名德比郡的老先生为肯定在奥运比赛中获得第四名的运动员,创造了一种新的奖牌。
The award comes after bookshop owner David Mitchell, from Cromford, studied the history of the Olympics and concluded times have changed.
这名来自克罗姆福德的书店店主研究了奥运的历史之后,表示现在的时代的确变了。
"There used to be 84 countries in the Olympic Games, now there are 204," said Mr Mitchell.
“以前奥运会只有84个国家参加,而现在增加到了204个,” Mitchell先生说道。
"There has been an increase in competitiveness and higher standards need to be taken into account."
“比赛的竞争性增强,需要考虑更高的赛制规格标准。”
Mr Mitchell has already created medals for British divers Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield, who came fourth in the men's synchronised 10m platform diving.
Mitchell先生已经为英国跳水运动员Tom Daley和Peter Waterfield制作了奖牌。他们在本届男子双人10米跳台的比赛中得到了第四名。