More than 100 Olympic athletes 'RETURN their Paris 2024 medals' after stars revealed their shocking state during the Games
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More than 100 disgruntled athletes have returned their Olympic medals just five months on from the Paris 2024 Games because of damage and rust, according to a new report. Concerns over the poor quality of medals handed out by Paris organisers emerged during last year's event, with American skateboarder Nyjah Huston going viral after he revealed the shocking state of the bronze he won in the French capital.
![[Huston's bronze medal from Paris started chipping after his celebrations in the States]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/17/88325673-14279443-Back_of_the_medal-a-2_1736789798587.jpg)
Several other athletes then shared images of the rapid deterioration of their medals, including Team USA stars Nick Itkin and Ilona Maher. Two French Olympians last month became the latest to publicly complain about the state of their cherished gongs.
![[French swimmer Clement Secchi shared a picture of his medal last month alongside the caption 'crocodile skin']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/17/93544909-14279443-Clement_Secchi_shares_a_picture_of_his_medal_alongside_the_capti-a-4_1736789803353.jpg)
Clement Secchi and Yohann Ndoye-Brouard both took to social media to reveal the sorry state of their own bronze medals which they won together in the 4x100-metre medley relay. And a report from French daily La Lettre now claims the number of athletes to have given back their medals to Paris organisers has surpassed the 100 mark.
![[Another French Olympian, Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, posted his own rusty bronze medal on X]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/17/93544907-14279443-Team_mate_Yohann_Ndoye_Brouard_responds_by_posting_his_own_rusty-a-5_1736789823318.jpg)
Nyjah Huston shared the shocking condition of his bronze medal days after the Olympics. Huston's bronze medal from Paris started chipping after his celebrations in the States. French swimmer Clement Secchi shared a picture of his medal last month alongside the caption 'crocodile skin'.
The publication also reports the management of the company who produced the medals, Monnaie de Paris, has been sacked due to the issue. It has been claimed problems arose because of a ban on the use of a component in the medals and a lack of testing time.
