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# Olympic Pin Trading Tradition

## Is there a tradition for trading Olympic Pins?

Olympic pin trading started as a way to identify athletes, judges, and officials, but over the past 125 years it has become an Olympic Games tradition where everyone -- athletes, event staff, journalists, and spectators -- all take part to collect and trade pins in the Olympic Village and beyond.