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.

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.

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 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.

More than 100 Olympic and Paralympic athletes from the 2024 Paris Games have reached out to request a replacement medal as many have begun to 'deteriorate' in recent months.

LVMH washed its hands of the faux pas, claiming this week that Chaumet merely designed the medals.

Sky News host Liz Storer discusses how winners from the Paris Olympics are having their medals recalled due to “peeling” issues.

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