A glimpse of the medals for 47th WorldSkills Lyon
France symbolizing building blocks of our world-skills! Where there is a Skill, there is a way! The Competitors from over 65 countries and regions training for the 47th WorldSkills Competition in Lyon, France, can now get a glimpse of the medals that will be presented to the best skilled talent in the world this September. The centre of the WorldSkills Lyon 2024 medal design is a hexagon building block, reflecting the WorldSkills movement’s belief that skills are the building blocks of life. Lyon is represented by its emblematic Place Bellecour, Europe’s largest pedestrian square. The medals feature a majestic big wheel – the city’s iconic attraction – along with a silhouette of Louis XIV, the Sun King, whose statue can also be found in the heart of the square. Inspired by WorldSkills building blocks, six hexagons represent six skills sectors in the Competition, while also reflecting the vibrancy of WorldSkills Lyon 2024. These six sectors are further broken down into th