Olympians reveal the true condition of their Paris 2024 medals five months after the games, amid ongoing controversy.\n

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Five months after the\u00a0Paris 2024 Olympics, many athletes are expressing concerns about the condition of their medals.\n
Reports of medals deteriorating quickly have overshadowed the excitement of winning.\n
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This situation has raised questions about the quality of the awards given to the athletes.\n
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The 2024 Paris Games medals are not lasting as expected\n
French swimmers share their concern over the medals\n
Complaints from other athletes\n
Official response to the medal issues\n\n\n\n
The 2024 Paris Games medals are not lasting as expected\n
When athletes received their medals, they hoped these symbols of achievement would last a lifetime.\n
However, some have noticed their awards showing signs of wear and tear much sooner than anticipated.\n
Athletes are sharing their experiences on social media, and the issues they face with their awards.\n
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French swimmers share photos of worn and faded bronze medals.\u00a0\n
French swimmers share their concern over the medals\n
Two French swimmers, Clement Secchi and Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, have\u00a0gone viral\u00a0for posting pictures of their bronze medals.\n
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Secchi described his medal as scaly, likening it to \u201ccrocodile skin.\u201d\n
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He noted that the color had faded significantly just months after receiving it.\n
Ndoye-Brouard humorously added that his medal looked older than its actual age, comparing it to an item from 1924 rather than 2024.\n
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Complaints from other athletes\n
The problems with the awards are not limited to the French swimmers.\n
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US skateboarder Nyjah Huston also expressed disappointment after noticing his bronze medal looked worn just a week after he got it.\n
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He shared on Instagram that the medal seemed like it had \u201cbeen to war and back.\u201d\n
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Nyjah Huston describes his worn bronze medal just weeks after receiving it.\u00a0\n
\u201cThese Olympic medals look great when they\u2019re brand-new.\n
\u201cBut after letting it sit on my skin with some sweat for a little bit and letting my friends wear it over the weekend.\n
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\u201cThey\u2019re apparently not as high quality as you\u2019d think.\u201d\n
Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade won gold but refused to wear her medals due to scratches.\n
Danish badminton player Viktor Axelsen compared his Paris medal to one he received at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.\n
He noted that the older medal appeared to be in better condition.\n
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Official response to the medal issues\n
Following these complaints, officials from the Paris 2024 Games addressed the issue.\n
They assured athletes that they were taking the matter seriously.\n
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They are working with the Monnaie de Paris, the organization responsible for making the medals.\n
A spokesperson stated they are investigating the damage and will replace any defective medals.\n
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Paris 2024 officials respond, promising to replace damaged medals.\n
\u201cParis 2024 is aware of a social media report from an athlete whose medal is showing damage a few days after it was awarded.\n
\u201cThe medals are the most coveted objects of the Games and the most precious for the athletes.\n
\u201cDamaged medals will be systematically replaced by the Monnaie de Paris and engraved in an identical way to the originals.\u201d\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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