Doha Athletics Opens This Friday: The Falcon-Sweep Medals Up Close 🦅

IAAF World Athletics Championships open at Khalifa International Stadium on October 6. The asymmetric falcon-sweep medals are unlike any track-and-field medal in the past 30 years.

Asymmetric Photographs Differently from Every Angle

A round medal looks the same from any angle. The Doha falcon-sweep medal photographs differently when held at 0°, 45°, 90° — each rotation reveals new silhouette. For broadcast and social-media content, asymmetric medals generate more shots and more visual interest. Cost on a custom die: same as round.

Mixed Material Construction

The Doha medals combine brushed silver, polished edges, and a subtle blue enamel inlay — three materials, three light reactions on one medal. Regional events with budgets for at least one mixed-material medal (a 5mm enamel inlay in the center of a zinc disc costs ~฿8 extra per medal) photograph dramatically better than single-material competitors.