It is reported that the Paris Mint has received 220 applications for the replacement of medals for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Inside The Games, an online media that reported news related to the Olympic Games, reported on the 4th, citing information from the Paris Mint in France, that "out of the 584 medals awarded at the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, 220 medals have been replaced. This equates to 4% of the total number of medals. ”

Houston's damaged Paris Olympics medal published on social media

The Paris Mint said: "At the request of the contestants, all measures for the replacement of medals have been taken since August last year. The first time a medal damage was publicly discussed was Houston of the United States, who won bronze in the men's street skateboard at the Paris Olympics. Houston publicly said on his SNS at the time: "Only 10 days after winning the medal, the gold plating fell off. ”

In the middle of the Olympic and Paralympic medals in Paris is a hexagonal piece of metal, which was taken from the original construction materials of the Eiffel Tower, so it became the talk of the town. The medal design was carried out by the French brand-name watch brand Showme and LVMH, which is famous for Louis Vuitton.

"The gold medals are silver-plated and have relatively little damage, but the alloy bronze medals of copper, zinc and tin are susceptible to oxidation when exposed to air and moisture," Inside The Games noted. The outlet also added: "Banned ingredients were detected in the polish agent that was originally planned to be used (by Bronze Medal Manufacturing), and there was a gap in the rush to find a replacement." ”