The International Olympic Committee have responded to news that over a hundred athletes had reportedly returned their medals. Recent reports revealed that several of the world's best athletes were returning their Olympic medals after noticing that they had deteriorated since the Pairs Games.

Reportedly over 100 athletes who came home with either a bronze, silver or gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics have returned them only five months since the games. The claim was made by French daily La Lettre publicationas, alleging that athletes have made multiple complaints since the sporting competition.

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.

In a separate statement to People, the French mint confirmed that the "replacement of [some] damaged medals has been initiated,” and promised that "all damaged medals will be replaced and identically engraved at the request of athletes during the first quarter of 2025."

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) told AFP Monday that the "defective medals" from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will be replaced with identical models.

The colour of the bronze medals won by pistol shooter Bhaker has “come off” and they “have been in this state” for a long time now.