medal round
Podium-deciding competition phase
The medal round is the final stage of a tournament where medals are awarded—typically gold, silver, and bronze.
In Olympic and international competition, earlier rounds eliminate or seed competitors, while the medal round determines who stands on the podium: She dominated the preliminary heats but struggled in the medal round.
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- podium finishTop three result
- goldElement seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
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medal roundpreliminary round
Initial elimination stage
qualifying round · heats · qualifiers · first round · preliminaries
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