Olympics: Mongolia goes for gold with London medals | The New Age Online: "In the sand dunes and dirt tracks of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia is staking its place at the heart of the Olympics by providing metal for the medals that will be handed out in London.
Copper and gold that was extracted in a remote corner of the fast-developing country has been transformed into medals, the heaviest ever made for the Olympics -- that are currently being stored at the Tower of London.
And while they will become an individual symbol of achievement for the 4,700 athletes who make it to the podiums, sports officials in Mongolia see each and every medal as a source of national pride.
"It is a great honour for the Mongolian people, and an example of our involvement with the Olympics and our commitment to the Olympic movement," Mongolian National Olympic Committee president Demchigjav Zagdsuren told AFP."
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