During the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, Olympic pins — Gymnastic pins. Soccer pins. Swimming pins. Also FBI pins, Delta pins. Those Olympic pins — coins of colorful enamel — were hot ...

Matt Shaw hands out water at track and field during the Special Olympics 2010 USA National Games in Lincoln on Thursday, July 22, 2010. Shaw has been trying to collect pins from every state.

Special Olympics, based in New Haven, is offering a catalog of merchandise. A six-pin set, including the logo and Spencer, sells for $20. A Spencer plush toy is $15.

Commemorative pins are issued by an Olympic Committee to raise money to support a nation's athletes. The national flag, indigenous animals or famous landmarks of a particular nation are the basis ...

1,000 pins were made with a Guam map, with the word “Team Guam” and the Rio 2016 Olympic logo and GNOC logo; and 500 pins were made of a gold latte stone with the word “Rio 2016” at the ...

Pin trading has been common practice at the Olympics over the years. However, it has blown up at the 2024 Paris Olympics as countless athletes have documented their quest for pins via social media.

Pin trading at the Olympics isn't new. Here's what to know about the tradition and why it has taken off on Tiktok,— plus the Snoop Dogg pin.