Medals among 'best in history'

The Beijing Olympic medals are among the best in the Games' history, officials and makers of the medals said on Tuesday.

Zhao Dongming, cultural activities director of BOCOG, said the 3,000 medals - gold, silver and bronze - were made according to standards set by the International Olympic Committee.

The medals were inspected and passed by the National Center of Quality Supervision and Inspection on Gold-Silver Products and the Shanghai Research Institute of Materials, he said.