| 1 | Why do you think we have silver and bronzes? | |
| 2 | If an athlete wins gold, his or her national anthem is played. Silver and bronze medal winners are also honored on the podium. | |
| 3 | Medals are awarded in each event, with gold for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition which started in 1951. | |
| 4 | He points out that China usually gets far more gold than silvers or bronzes -- an inverted medal pyramid. | |
| 5 | American boxing is looking to rebound from its dismal showing at the 2008 Games, when fighters from the United States won only one medal - a bronze. |
