Why winners at the Winter Olympics get plump white tigers worth $ 25?

A white tiger, a Korean protector in Korean mythology, is a mascot of this year's games in Pyongyang. Olympians receive medals at a joint event on the same evening

On the winning podium, exhausted but excited athletes at the Winter Olympics instead of medals for which they have difficulty getting won, get - plush toys.

Immediately after the competition is over, the winners of a group of women in red coats bring soft white tigers instead of medals.

This has led to numerous unusual images of winners on podiums that hold small toys of cheap looks.

A white tiger, a Korean protector in Korean mythology, is a mascot of this year's games in Pyongyang. Toys similar to those that are shared by athletes can be bought for just over $ 25.

Since the ZOI in Turin in 2006, athletes are given a short ceremony after which they are given flowers, due to low temperatures when it comes to outdoor sports. This year, the organizers opted for tigers instead of flowers.Of course, the Olympians receive medals at a joint event on the same evening, writes Guardian.

• 16 Feb, 2018
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