The mint in France responsible for producing medals for the 2024 Summer Olympics will replace some of the hardware given out to athletes following complaints of deterioration in the medal varnish.

Some athletes have complained that their medals have been discoloured or chipped. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Medals for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris featured metal taken from the Eiffel Tower A total of 220 requests have been made to replace medals won at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games ...

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Paris (AFP) – The mint in France responsible for producing medals for the Paris Olympics and Paralympics has received 220 requests to replace ones won at the Games, it told AFP on Friday.