Colorado Springs, Colo.—The National Jewelry Institute will host "Olympic Gold: 1908-2006, The Ultimate Achievement of a Life in Sports," an exhibit that spotlights gold medals won by more than 50 Olympic and Paralympic athletes.

The exhibit will run from Sept. 28-Dec. 29 at the Forbes Galleries in New York City.

The exhibit will include medals from such winners as Bonnie Blair, Nadia Comaneci, Dick Fosbury, Carl Lewis, Shannon Miller, Jesse Owens, Erin Popovich and Summer Sanders. In addition to the medals, the display will also include personal memorabilia from the Olympians and Paralympians such as pins, pendants, watches and necklaces.

Jim Scherr, U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) chief executive officer, said they hope that children are inspired by what the metals represent.

"These medals symbolize some of the greatest achievements in sports history, and we hope they help propel the next generation of stars to their own moments of greatness," Scherr said in a statement.

The exhibit will feature medals from the 1908 Olympic Games in London to the 2006 Olympic Games in Torino, Italy. It will include highlights such as Nadia Comaneci's gymnastics medal from the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, as well as Alice Coachman's high jump medal from the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where Coachman became the first African-American woman to win a gold medal in modern-day Olympic history.

The Forbes Galleries, located at 62 Fifth Ave. at 12th Street, are open to the public free-of-charge from Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, contact the USOC Media and Public Relations Division at (719) 866-4529.