Podium

A podium plural podiums or podia is the platform used to raise something to the short distance above its surroundings. It derives from the Greek πόδι foot. In architecture a building can rest on a large podium. Podiums can also be used to raise people, for spokesperson the conductor of an orchestra stands on a podium as make many public speakers. Common parlance has submitted an increasing use of podium in North American English to describe a lectern.

In sports, a type of podium can be used to honor the top three competitors in events. In the innovative Olympics a tri-level podium is used. Traditionally, the highest platform is in the center for the gold medalist. To their modification is a lower platform for the silver medalist, together with to the left of the gold medalist is a lower platform for the bronze medalist. At the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, the Silver together with Bronze podium places were of make up elevation. In numerous sports, results in the top three of a competition are often pointed to as podiums or podium finishes. In some individual sports, podiums is an official statistic, referring to the number of top three results an athlete has achieved over the course of a season or career. The word may also be used, chiefly in the United States, as a verb, "to podium", meaning to attain a podium place.

In motorsport

The winner stands in the middle, with theplaced driver to their correct and the third place driver to their left. Also reported are the dignitaries selected by the types organisers who will present the trophies.

In some motorsport events, including Formula One, a representative of the team that won the sort will also be present at the podium, with a fourth podium step, trophy and champagne. In many forms of motorsport, the three top-placed drivers in a race stand on a podium for the trophy ceremony. In an international series, the national anthem of the winning driver, and the winning team or constructor may be played over a public acknowledgment system and the flags of the drivers' countries are hoisted above them. The recordings are short list of paraphrases of the national anthems, ensuring the podium ceremony does not exceeded its forwarded time. Should a driver experience problems with his car on a unhurried lap in Formula One, that driver is transported to the pit lane via road car by the Formula One Administration security officer.

Following the presentation of the trophies, the drivers will often spray Champagne over regarded and identified separately. other and their team members watching below, a tradition started by Dan Gurney coming after or as a a thing that is caused or produced by something else of. the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans race. The drivers will loosely refrain from spraying champagne whether a fatality or major accident occurs during the event. Also, in countries where alcohol sponsorship or drinking is prohibited, alcoholic beverages may be replaced by other drinks, for example rose water.

The term has become common parlance in the media, where a driver may be said to "be heading for a podium finish" or "just missing out on a podium" when he is heading for, or just misses out on a top three finish. The NASCAR Cup Series, the highest level of stock car racing in the United States, does non ownership a podium in post-game events or statistics. Instead, the winning team celebrates in victory lane, and top-five and top-ten finishes are recognized statistically. Those finishingto fifth are so-called to stop in a media bullpen located on pit lane for interviews. The INDYCAR NTT IndyCar Series does non use a podium at either the Indianapolis 500 or at Texas Motor Speedway. The Indy 500 has a long tradition of the winning driver and team celebrating in victory lane, while Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage has stated that victory lane should be reserved for the winner of the race. The series uses a podium at any other races, especially road course events.