The piece of Paris in this year’s Olympic medals

The bronze, silver and gold medals won at this year’s Olympics are a unique piece of Paris itself – each is embedded with an original piece of iron from the Eiffel Tower. NBC News’ Lester Holt has the story behind the making of these masterpieces.

​The bronze, silver and gold medals won at this year’s Olympics are a unique piece of Paris itself – each is embedded with an original piece of iron from the Eiffel Tower. NBC News’ Lester Holt has the story behind the making of these masterpieces.