MEDALS from the Paris Olympics look battered and worn despite being handed out just four months ago.
French swimmers Clement Secchi and Yohann Ndoye-Brouard have both shared shocking images of their bronze medals on social media.
First, Secchi showed off his prize with a caption that read: “Crocodile skin.”
In the image, the front of the medal has irregular bronze patches where the colour has changed and worn away.
Meanwhile, Ndoye-Brouard joked his medal was from 1924 as opposed to 2024.
The duo won them together after finishing third in the 4x100m medley relay.
Athletes began complaining about the state of the medals just weeks after the Olympics ended.
American skateboarder Nyjah Huston revealed that his bronze medal began deteriorating just days after he won it.
He said: “Alright, so 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.
“I mean, look at that thing. It’s looking rough. Even the front. It’s starting to chip off a little.
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“So yeah, I don’t know, Olympic medals, you maybe gotta step up the quality a little bit.”
At the time, a spokesperson said that athletes would be given a replacement if their medal was damaged.
They told Time: “Paris 2024 is aware of a social media report from an athlete whose medal is showing damage a few days after it was awarded.
“Paris 2024 is working closely with the Monnaie de Paris, the institution tasked with the production and quality control of the medals, and together with the National Olympic Committee of the athlete concerned, in order to appraise the medal to understand the circumstances and cause of the damage.”
The medals were designed by French luxury jeweller Chaumet and have a piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower during renovation in the 20th Century.
