During the Paris Olympic games, Team GB have won more than 50 medals, scoring gold in sporting feats across the two weeks of competition.
To mark the glittering success of British athletes, Cadbury have unveiled a bespoke chocolate creation in honour of the incredible achievements from British athletes in Paris 2024.
The eye grabbing creation has been intricately a team of talented chocolatiers who have adorned an enormous chocolate tower with 13 different sports represented.
The indulgent construction features chocolate moulded to represent different sporting scenes, including a miniature diving board, Pommel horse, running shoes, skateboard, and even a diving pool.
The chocolate diving board is to represent Team GB’s Olympian diver, Tom Daley, who took home silver with his diving partner, Noah Williams just a few days into the Paris games.
To mark the glittering success of British athletes, Cadburys have unveiled a bespoke chocolate creation in honour of the incredible achievements from British athletes in Paris 2024 (pictured)
The indulgent construction features chocolate molded to represent different sporting scenes, including a miniature diving board, Pommel horse, running shoes, skateboard, and even a diving pool
The three-time Olympic gold medallist, Max Whitlock, has also been represented with a delicious looking Pommel horse, to celebrate his achievements in gymnastics.
The golden medal won by the mid-distance runner, Keely Hodgkinson, was appropriately mentioned with a pair of chocolate formed running shoes, while six-time world champion and parasport athlete Hollie Arnold, was celebrated with a confectionery javelin.
The Olympic sized creation is 60cm tall and weighs a whopping 30kg, which is the equivalent to the weight of 600 Dairy Milk bars.
The half a metre spectacle, was formed by the hands of chocolatiers, Dawn Jenks, Donna Oluban, Andrew Ward and Terry Collins, the latter who was the eyes behind the vibrant colours on the podium.
Terry worked meticulously with the various colourful components to ensure that the entire piece was not only a feast for the eyes, but entirely edible.
As well as the delicious looking chocolate gym equipment, the talented chocolate experts have also managed to create an entirely edible union jack, with its blue, red and white colouring, as well as cocoa flavoured medals in gold, silver, and bronze.
The huge chocolatey masterpiece is currently on display in the Chocolate Making zone at Cadbury World, Bournville, Birmingham, inline with the impressive achievements at the Paris games.
As of the 14th day at the games in Paris, Team GB have won a whopping 52 medals with 14 of them gold so far.
The half a metre spectacle, was formed by the hands of chocolatiers, Dawn Jenks, Donna Oluban, Andrew Ward and Terry Collins, the latter who was the eyes behind the vibrant colours on the podium
Great Britain has a number of impressive Olympians to thank for the impressive achievements of athletes
Great Britain has a number of impressive Olympians to thank for the impressive achievements of athletes.
Today, Toby Roberts bringing home Team GB’s first gold medal in bouldering while track cyclist Jack Carlin brought home bronze.
Yesterday’s medals were picked up in the women’s cycling and kite sailing with Emma Finucane powering her way around the track to take bronze in the women’s keirin, while Ellie Aldridge also took gold in the women’s kite sailing.
Commenting Cadburys celebratory chocolate creation, an investor of the iconic chocolate brand, Tim Waters of Merlin Entertainments said: ‘We wanted to find a way to honour our brilliant British athletes and celebrate their achievements in our own unique and chocolatey way.
‘Our chocolatiers here at Cadbury World had a lot of fun creating this choc-tastic sports scene and are continuing the gold-medal achievement celebrations with the nation!’
While it’s unclear what will be the fate of the chocolate mountain at the end of the games, it’s likely that it will become an expensive piece of perishable merchandise.
Currently, British fans returning from watching the Olympics in Paris are selling the merchandise online – for a huge mark-up.
Sellers from resale sites eBay and Vinted are flogging Olympics memorabilia, hoping to make a killing before the fanfare ends.
On Vinted the plush mascot is going for a whopping £51.10
Also on Vinted, one vendor located in Belfast managed to sell a multicolour Paris 2024 shopper and key ring for £26.95. Meanwhile the Olympic store’s offering can be purchased for £9.80
Merchandise such as cuddly mascot toys, branded cups and printed shopping bags are going for up to five times – and in one case up to 25 times – their original price; as English tourists sell off their personal items to those back home eager to get in on the action.
The famous red Paris 2024 Olympics Plush Mascot, currently available at the official Olympics online store for between £7 and £27 with ‘a code’ has been spotted on Vinted for a whopping £51.10.
Meanwhile a small, 15cm version, which retails for £7.70 at the Olympics shop is being flogged by a private eBay seller for four times the price at £29.99.
Touted as the Official Paris 2024 Olympics recyclable cup tumbler, the tall purple cup – which was purchased at the Olympic games and ‘used once’ is being sold for £11.20.
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A selection of Paris 2024 Olympic pin badges are currently priced at between £4 and £5 with ‘a code’
It features text in French and English and bears the image of the excited mascot celebrating with a a blue party blower.
According to the seller, the item is in very good condition and can be picked up directly from Inverurie in Scotland.
Also on Vinted, one vendor located in Belfast managed to sell a multicolour Paris 2024 shopper and key ring for £26.95.
Perhaps the most shocking is the selection of Paris 2024 Olympic pin badges currently priced at between £4 and £5 with ‘a code’ – but are being sold off on eBay for almost 100 quid.
The cream-coloured pin is accompanied by the Paris 2024 flag and features the Olympic rings and famous flame.
But while the brand new item retails for under a fiver at the Olympics merchandise store, a ‘used’ version located in Japan is currently going for £97.60. That’s including a 10 per cent discount.
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