Paris 2024 officials have addressed complaints about Olympic medals after skateboarder Nyjah Huston showed damage to his bronze prize. Huston expressed disappointment in the quality of his medal, suggesting Paris 2024 needs to improve the durability of awards. In response to the situation, Paris 2024 officials plan to replace damaged medals and work with athletes to understand the cause.
Officials at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games have publicly addressed the state of some of the medals handed out to athletes. There had been talk surrounding the durability of the prizes after Team USA skateboarder Nyjah Huston displayed the damage done to his bronze medal just one week after winning it. Huston finished behind Japan's Yuto Horigome and fellow Team USA member Jagger Eaton in the men's street final.
While the 29-year-old was hopeful of winning a gold medal, he ultimately had to settle for bronze, which is still a huge privilege to athletes who have dedicated their lives to their respective crafts. However, it came to light that the beautiful and shiny medal handed to Huston didn't remain in such a condition for too long. Signs of deterioration had already begun to take place inside the first seven days of his ownership of the medal.
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Paris 2024 Officials Address Complaints Following outrage at the state of Huston's award in such a short space of time, those in charge at the Olympics felt it was neces.