Winning Olympic medals is the ultimate goal of almost every athlete. Once you have them at home, you expect to enjoy them for a lifetime. This is not the case with a certain number of the bronze medals from the Summer Olympics in Paris. A significant decline in the quality of the medals has initiated an exchange action. The Austrian Olympic Committee (ÖOC) confirmed to APA a report by Ö3, according to which Michaela Polleres and Jakob Schubert also want to exchange their bronze medals.

Return of Olympic Medals

According to a report by the French portal "La Lettre", over 100 athletes have already returned their damaged medals. The state mint Monnaie de Paris, which produced around 5,000 Olympic medals, did not provide any figures in response to a dpa inquiry, but confirmed that there had been a first exchange request as early as August. On the one hand, Monnaie wants to find out the reason for the damage, on the other hand, all damaged medals are to be replaced in the next three months.

(APA/Red)

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