Abdul Latif Romly celebrates with his gold medal during the victory ceremony. - REUTERS
PETALING JAYA: All medals at the ongoing 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro feature several innovations to make them accessible to people with disabilities aside from the use of Braille to help visually-challenged athletes.
"In addition to featuring braille, the Paralympic Games medals include a special innovation; they have a tiny device inside which makes a noise when the medal is shaken, allowing visually impaired athletes to know if they are gold, silver or bronze. Gold has the loudest noise, bronze the quietest," said the International Paralympic Committee at www.paralympic.org
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