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Some Paris Olympic winners say their medals are falling apart — and are asking for replacements
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.
Why more than 100 Olympic athletes have 'returned medals' after the Paris Games as explanation given
While they have refused to confirm how many medals were damaged - French outlet La Lettre claim that the number stands at over 100, with numbers relating to Paralympic medals as yet unknown - they have released a statement to Associated Press on the matter.
Some Paris Olympic athletes ask for medals to be replaced after quickly deteriorating
Some of the medals from the Paris Olympics seem to be quickly losing their shine. The French mint tells The Associated Press that it is replacing a number of medals from the 2024 Paris Games and Paralympics after athletes complained that they have already deteriorated.
France Replacing 2024 Paris Olympic Medals After Athletes Complain of Deterioration
Over 100 medals from the 2024 Paris Olympics have been returned to the Monnaie de Paris after athletes have proven instances of deterioration since the Games ended in August, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
Why athletes are returning Paris Olympics medals, four months after Games
Over 100 athletes have returned medals they won at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The medals, designed by Chaumet, are falling apart due to issues related to varnish.
Olympians say gold, silver, bronze medals from Paris are rusting
More than 100 athletes who competed in Paris for the 2024 summer Olympics and Paralympic Games are reportedly returning their medals saying they’re showing signs of rust and deterioration and are asking for the hard-earned hardware to repaired or replaced.
Rusty Paris Olympic medals recalled as French embarrassed after athletes complain
A host of competitors from last year’s Olympic Games have reportedly returned their medals after complaining they were rusty and flaking. The medals were designed by LVMH and produced by La Monnaie, an enterprise that has minted coins and medals in France since the ninth century.
Paris Olympics medals fashioned by luxury jeweller are falling apart, but why?
The Olympic medals, which were designed by Chaumet, a luxury jewellery and watch maker and part of the LVMH group, are tarnishing – and the luxury giant has fallen silent.
Athletes returning Olympic medals for repairs
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Louis Vuitton Paris Olympic medals made from Eiffel Tower are falling apart already
Over 100 Olympic medals, made by Louis Vuitton, have been returned to the organizers of the Paris 2024 Games after athletes reported they had been deteriorating and going rusty
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Reality of ‘tarnished’ Paris Olympics medals was revealed just two days after being handed out
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