You trained for months. You crossed the finish line. You earned that medal.
Then you put it in a drawer.
Most athletes do. Not because the medal doesn't matter — but because nobody ever built something worthy of it. Until now.
Here are 5 ways to display your race medals at home, from the practical to the permanent.
1. The Hook on the Wall
The most common solution. A simple hook, a nail, medals hanging by their ribbons. It works — but it looks like a laundry line. No context, no story, no permanence. The medals fade into the background within a week.
2. The Medal Hanger Rack
A dedicated rack, usually engraved with a sport or motivational quote. Better than a hook, but still a rack. Still temporary-feeling. Still doesn't capture what the medal actually means.
3. A Standard Frame
Photo frames were never designed for medals. The depth isn't there. The medal either sits flat or the frame can't close properly. It looks improvised because it is.
4. A Shadow Box
A step up. Depth, glass, something you actually hang with intention. The problem is most shadow boxes are generic — designed for memorabilia, not for athletes. No mat combination. No engraving. No story.
5. A Handcrafted Medal Display Frame
This is what VO2 Atelier builds. Solid beech wood — the same material high-end furniture makers choose. A precision-cut double mat in your chosen colour combination. Your medal elevated inside the frame. Your name engraved on a gold or silver plaque mounted on the mat. A QR code that opens a private digital memory page — photos, videos, your finish time, your story.
It goes on the wall and stays there. Not as a decoration. As a record.
Every athlete deserves option 5. That's why we built it — handcrafted in Beirut, Lebanon, delivered across the country.