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Artists Kanak Chanpa Chakma and Khalid Mahamood Mithu have been awarded a gold medal each from the Olympic Fine Arts 2008.

The awards are for Kanak and Mithu's works titled 'Amity of Torch' and 'Target-2,' said a news release.

The award will be given to the artists on August 11 at the Beijing International Exhibition Centre.

Three hundred artists have been selected from around 10,000 entrants.

An honorary certificate and a symbolic torch of the Olympic will be given with the gold medal. The Olympic Committee explained the act of conferring the torch symbolises that 'Art ignites passion, while colour transfers dream wish.'