LA wildfire: IOC to replace Gary Hall’s Olympic medals

IOC to replace swimmer Hall's Olympic medals lost in Los Angeles wildfire
American former swimmer Gary Hall Jr. is set to receive replicas of the 10 Olympic medals he lost in the Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed his home, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said.
Olympic chiefs vow to replace US swim star medals lost in LA fires
Olympic chief Thomas Bach said Sunday that US swim icon Gary Hall Jr. would be given a new set of medals to replace those incinerated in the Los Angeles wildfires.
Hall to get new medals to replace those lost in LA fires
IOC chief Thomas Bach says swimmer Gary Hall Jr will get new Olympic medals after they were destroyed in the LA wildfires.
Olympic champion who lost medals in LA fires to be given replicas
Former swimmer Gary Hall Jr will have the Olympic medals that were destroyed in the devastating fires in Los Angeles replaced. "We are in full solidarity with the citizens of Los Angeles and full of admiration for the tireless work of the firefighters and the security forces,
The IOC will present Gary Hall with replicas of his 10 Olympic medals burned in Los Angeles
Thomas Bach has announced that they will be handed over to the former swimmer, who lost them in the fires that have devastated the Californian city. Thomas Bach has announced that the International Olympic Committee he chairswill provide former swimmer Gary Hall Jr.
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