In a shocking turn of events, Paris Olympics athletes complain that their medals have deteriorated rapidly and look like a replica of what they used to be just four months ago. The news came to light when two French swimmers posted pictures of their bronze medals, which are now in very poor condition (via Daily Mail).
The first instance of the deteriorated medal came to light with a post by French swimmer Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, who was awarded the Bronze medal after coming in third in the men’s 4x 100m medley relay.
Replying to a post on X, Brouard wrote, “Paris 1924” along with the picture of his medal, suggesting that the medals had deteriorated so much that it looked like they were from 1924 Olympics and not the most recent one.
Meanwhile, another swimmer, Clément Secchi, while commenting about the quality of his medal in an Instagram post, wrote, “crocodile skin”.
Paris Olympics medal quality under the scanner
However, this is not the first time that the quality of Paris Olympic medals has been questioned.
USA skateboarder and bronze medalist Nyjah Huston, 29, wrote in August: “Alright, so these Olympic medals look great when they are brand new. But after letting it sit on my skin with some sweat for a little bit and then letting my friends wear it over the weekend, they are apparently not as high quality as you would think.”
