An Olympian has been left fuming as his medal is already started to show signs of wear and tear. American skateboarder Nyjah Huston took home bronze for the in the Men's Street event at the on July 29 - but a clip on August 8 revealed its shabby condition. Speaking on social media, he fumed: "Alright, so the medals look great when they are brand new.
But they look worse after I let them sit on my skin with some sweat for a little while and let my friends wear them over the weekend. Celebrate the start of the 2024/25 Premier League season with an incredible 24-page fixtures magazine FREE inside this Friday's Daily Star. Packed with every match, this A5 mag is the ideal companion for another year of high-octane football from England's best clubs - ideal for Daily Star footy fans.
"They are apparently not as high quality as you would think. I mean look at that thing, it is looking rough. Even the front is starting to chip off a little so I think the Olympic medals need to step up the quality a little bit.
" In a second story, he added: "Medal looking like it went to war and back...
I guess the medals are meant to be in cases. Not meant for the send." The medals, this summer, are made from iron that was used to construct the original Eiffel Tower.
The hexagon shape on the middle of the medal was part of the iconic lattice tower that was built in the 1880s to honour the host city. Thierry Reboul, creative director of Paris 2024, said: "It's the opportunity for the athletes to bring back a piece of Paris with them. The absolute symbol of Paris and France is the Eiffel Tower.
" A French luxury jewellery firm based in Paris designed the medals and 5,084 of them will be produced by France's mint, the Monnaie de Paris..
