In Gold Medal, each player manages a team of four athletes, who will compete in four races: one jump, one throw and two runs. Each athlete participates in one of these races. At the end of the game, the entire team will participate in the most important race: the 4x100 relay.
In the first phase of the game, players must train their teams, using their money to improve an athletes skill and to get cards.
At the end of the training phase, the races begin.
Taking turns, one player rolls the dice, and all the athletes involved in the race (both the rolling player's and every one elses) move on the board according on the dice result, the athlete's skill and the played cards.
At the end of the relay, the team who has won the best medals is the winner.