Yes, they are.
the first olympic "medals" was a branch of olive leafs
Every country decides on its own that how many athletes it will send to olympic, first they compete before olympic and those who qulify have given chance in olympic.
Gatorade of course
athletes were treated like demi-gods and given rewards for winning artisans made statues of some of the olympic winners the gods were naked, and so were the athletes
a crown of olive leaves cut from the sacred tree of Olympia
The crown of olive leaves was an ancient Greek practice started at the original Olympic Games and continued in 2004 and at marathons.
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A head wreath.
gold silver and bronze,
A head wreath.
paintings