Red-faced Olympics chiefs have pledged to replace defective medals from the Paris 2024 Games after more than 100 athletes complained that they have begun to flake and rust. Just days after the ...

Rarely in Olympic history had a single company been ... So when one athlete posted photos of his bronze medal rusting last August, just weeks after the Games, the mint began an internal inquiry ...

Manu Bhaker was surprised to see the shine of her Olympic medal wearing off – literally. Within a few days, the colour of her second Olympic bronze medal also began to dull. Not only Manu ...

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.

Advertisement “The damage is more than just a dollar amount. The memories of what those Olympic medals represent … I can never get those back. I can never get any of the things back.