More Than 100 Olympic Medalists Say Their Paris Medals Are ‘Deteriorating’ as Company Promises Replacements
More than 100 Olympic and Paralympic athletes from the 2024 Paris Games have reached out to request a replacement medal as many have begun to 'deteriorate' in recent months.
Some Paris Olympic athletes ask for medals to be replaced after quickly deteriorating
The French mint told The Associated Press on Tuesday that it is replacing a number of medals from the 2024 Paris Games and Paralympics after athletes complained that they have already deteriorated — with some posting pictures on social media.
French Mint to Replace ‘Deteriorating’ Olympic Medals After 100s of Complaints
In a separate statement to People, the French mint confirmed that the "replacement of [some] damaged medals has been initiated,” and promised that "all damaged medals will be replaced and identically engraved at the request of athletes during the first quarter of 2025."
Damaged medals from 2024 Paris Olympics will be replaced after complaints of deterioration
Monnaie de Paris said it will "replace all damaged medals at the athletes’ request" after complaints about the medals deteriorating and tarnishing.
Olympic Medals From Paris Games Already Need to Be Replaced, IOC Says
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‘Deteriorating’ Olympic Medals Lead to Hundreds of Complaints
The controversy over “deteriorating” Olympic medals from the 2024 Paris games rages on, with reports that hundreds of athletes have requested replacement medals since last summer’s event. An investigative report published Monday by French outlet La Lettre,
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