More than 200 defective medals from the Paris 2024 Games are in the process of being replaced

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While several athletes had shared photos of their medals found to be defective on social media, the Monnaie de Paris began to respond to replacement requests, a campaign that followed a promise from the International Olympic Committee.

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220 defective Olympic medals awarded during the Games in Paris this summer are being replaced.

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The Monnaie de Paris received 220 requests for replacements of medals reported damaged by athletes of the Olympic Games in Paris 2024.

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A total of 220 requests for replacement of the Paris 2024 Olympic medals have been submitted to the French Mint.

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The Paris Olympics has received 220 requests for replacement medals deemed defective by athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, representing 4% of total production, the institution responsible for their production confirmed to AFP on Friday. "The Paris Olympics has replaced some of them and is continuing its replacement campaign at the request of the athletes," the Paris Olympics wrote in a statement, adding that the new medals will be identic…

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Several athletes had regretted the state of the medals, which they felt were rapidly deteriorating. Finally, the Monnaie de Paris began to replace them.