Some athletes who took podium spots at last summer's Paris Games say their medals, designed by an LVMH-owned jewelry brand, are visibly deteriorating.

Last year's Paris Olympics may have been a resounding success but there’s been a snag: some medals are falling apart. More than 100 athletes have complained to the International Olympic Committee ...

Yohann Ndoye Brouard, a French swimmer, posted a photo of his deteriorating Olympic medal. Picture: X/Yohann Ndoye Brouard The medal shows considerable rust just months after it was handed out.

X/Yohann Ndoye Brouard The Monnaie de Paris, the French mint responsible for producing the medals, has admitted to a technical flaw in the varnish applied to prevent oxidation.

French swimmer Yohann Ndoye-Brouard joked that his medal looked like one from the previous Paris Olympics in 1924, while his 4×100 medley relay teammate Clement Secchi likened his to “crocodile ...

In December, Olympians Clément Secchi and Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, bronze medalists at Paris 2024, shared photos of the condition of their medals - Clement Secchi/Yohann Ndoye-Brouard ...

Last month, Clement Secchi and Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, French swimmers, showed their flaking medal s on social media. “Crocodile skin,” Mr. Secchi wrote.

X/Yohann Ndoye-Brouard French swimmers Yohann Ndoye-Brouard and Clément Secchi shared pictures of the sorry state of their bronze medals, won in the 4×100m medley relay.

According to the AP, the French mint declined to comment on the exact number of medals it would be replacing, but a French outlet reported the number was over 100. The International Olympic ...

The issue concerning the quality of the medals made headlines last month ago after French swimmers Clément Secchi and Yohann Ndoye Brouard published photos of their decaying medals on social media.

French swimmer Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, who took home the bronze, went so far as to question whether his medal was 100 years old, captioning a picture of his medal “Paris 1924”.

Olympians Clement Secchi and Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, bronze medallists in Paris 2024, shared photos of the current condition of their medals. Photos / Instagram Advertisement Advertise with NZME.