French swimmers reveal the shocking condition of their Olympic bronze medals four months after Paris 2024, after the terrible conditions of the medals went viral in the summer.

Two French swimmers have become the latest Olympic athletes to complain about the shocking state of their bronze medals, four months after the Paris Games closed.

Over the summer, Team USA stars Nyjah Huston, Nick Itkin and Ilona Maher went viral by sharing images of the rapid deterioration of their prized medals.

Now, Clement Secchi and Yohann Ndoye-Brouard have taken to social media to reveal the sorry state of their own bronze medals they won together in the 4×100 meter medley relay.

First, Secchi showed off his shabby prize with the legend “crocodile skin.” His teammate Ndoye-Brouard responded by posting his own rusty medal with the clever comment “Paris 1924.”

It is a further embarrassment for Paris 2024, which was forced to respond to the series of complaints from athletes over the summer and promised that any damaged medals would be replaced.

Skateboarder Huston was the first to draw attention to the problem, revealing that his was looking worse after just 10 days.

Clement Secchi shares an image of his medal next to the title “crocodile skin”

Teammate Yohann Ndoye-Brouard responds by posting his own rusty bronze medal on X

Ndoye-Brouard (left) and Secchi (right) won bronze in the 4×100 meter medley relay

“Okay, so these Olympic medals look great when they're new, but after letting them sit on my skin in a bit of sweat for a while and then letting my friends wear them over the weekend, apparently they're not that great.” high quality”. as you might think,' he said.

'I mean, look at that thing. It has a complicated appearance. Even the front. It's starting to peel a little. So yeah, I don't know, Olympic medals, maybe you have to improve the quality a little bit.”

British diver Yasmin Harper also revealed her medal was showing signs of deterioration a week after winning bronze with partner Scarlett Mew Jensen in the women's 3m synchronized springboard diving.

“There have been some little blemishes,” said Harper, who won Britain's first medal at the Games.

“I think it's water or something getting under the metal, causing it to discolor a little, but I'm not sure.”

Great Britain's Yasmin Harper (left), who won the first British medal with Scarlett Mew Jensen in diving, also admitted that her medal had shown signs of wear but that had not tarnished her success.

Nyjah Huston shared the shocking status of her bronze medal days after the Olympics

Houston's bronze medal in Paris began to chip after her celebrations in the United States.

However, the 24-year-old added that she was not bothered by the situation “because it is still a medal.”

The medals were designed by French luxury jeweler Chaumet and are set with a piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower during its renovation in the 20th century.

The Paris 2024 medals contain a portion of the Eiffel Tower as a nod to the host city, but the exact composition of the medals varies between Olympic Games.

Gold medals are made primarily of silver with a gold coating. Bronze medals are usually a mixture of copper, zinc and tin.

Bronze naturally oxidizes when exposed to air and moisture. How quickly bronze degrades depends on the proportion of metals in the alloy, although cheaper metals often speed up the process.