The 2024 Paris Games delivered unforgettable moments, but some athletes are sharing a less-than-glamorous souvenir from their victories—the state of their Olympic medals.
Medals Tarnish Fast, Athletes Speak Out
French swimmers Clement Secchi and Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, who earned bronze in the 4×100m medley relay, posted photos of their medals looking far from pristine. Ndoye-Brouard described his medal’s texture as resembling “crocodile skin” and jokingly captioned his photo, “Paris 1924.”