Olympics star shows medal deteriorating after a week: ‘Looks like it went to war and back’
Nyjah Huston said his Olympics bronze was already looking ‘rough’ a week after standing on the podium in Paris
The quality of the Olympics medals awarded to athletes at Paris 2024 has come under scrutiny after a Team USA skateboarder claimed the bronze he won had deteriorated after just a week.
Nyjah Huston, who came third in the men’s skateboard street, said in a video posted to Instagram that his bronze was already chipped and losing its colour days after winning it.
He said the medal was looking like “it went to war and back” and added that it was “not as high quality as you’d think” as the bronze appeared to have rubbed off.
The Olympic medals handed out in Paris feature a piece of recycled scrap metal from the Eiffel Tower – and over 5,000 of them have been produced by France’s mint for the Games.
“Alright, so these Olympic medals look great when they’re brand new,’ Huston said in the post to his five million followers.
“But after letting it sit on my skin…
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