The swift deterioration of the Paris 2024 Olympic medals has led to over 100 athletes returning their medals since last year's Games.
The French Mint informed the Associated Press on Tuesday that it will address the widespread complaints circulating on social media by replacing the affected medals.
“The Monnaie de Paris has taken the issue of damaged medals very seriously since the first exchange requests in August, and has mobilised its internal teams,” the French mint said.
“The Monnaie de Paris will replace all damaged medals at the athletes' request during the first quarter of 2025.”
Although less than six months have passed since the Games, the tarnished medals were reportedly noticeable as soon as athletes left Paris.
Australian BMX bronze medalist Natalya Diehm took to social media in October to share a video of her damaged medal.
“So, once I won bronze, I had so many people ask to see a photo of it or that I should post a video on my stories so that everybody could see it and I didn't because this literally started to happen day one of me having the medal and I guess I just wanted to keep it quiet for a little while,” Diehm shared in the video.
“I haven't taken it out partying, it's not from people touching it…”
U.S. skateboarder Nyjah Huston shared an image of his tarnished and chipped medal on his Instagram stories in August, claiming it looked like his medal "went to war".
Although the IOC declined to disclose the number of replacement medals when contacted by the Associated Press, French website La Lettre found at least 100 replacement requests from both Olympians and Paralympians.
“The Paris 2024 Olympic Games Organising Committee is working closely with the Monnaie de Paris, the institution responsible for the manufacture and quality control of the medals, to assess any complaints about the medals and to understand the circumstances and cause of any damage,” the IOC told AFP.