The medals were designed by a jewelry maker owned by the French luxury conglomerate, which has declined to comment on their deterioration.

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.

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.

The designer of the medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics, LVMH, has spoken out after a number of athletes handed them back.

The International Olympics Committee said it was looking into reports of damaged medals and that any faulty ones would be replaced, after claims that around 100 athletes had returned their accolades

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.

A European Union chrome ban has been blamed for medals awarded in the Paris Olympic Games cracking and crumbling. Monnaie de Paris, the French mint, said the problem of the medals falling apart was down to a technical issue related to varnish.

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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