Some Paris Games athletes ask for medals to be replaced

Some of the medals from the Paris Olympics seem to be quickly losing their shine. "The Monnaie de Paris has taken the issue of damaged medals very seriously since the first exchange requests in August, and has mobilized its internal teams," the French mint said. "The Paris 2024 Olympic Games Organizing Committee is working closely with the Monnaie de Paris, the institution responsible for the manufacture and quality control of the medals, to assess any complaints about the medals and to understand the circumstances and cause of any damage," the IOC said. American skateboarder Huston said when complaining about the quality of his bronze medal: "These Olympic medals look great when they're 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're apparently not as high quality as you would think." When contacted by AFP, a spokesperson for the Monnaie de Paris refuted the term "defective" and said that the medals signaled by athletes as being "damaged" since the month of August have already been replaced.