More than 100 Olympic and Paralympic athletes from the 2024 Paris Games have reached out to request a replacement medal as many have begun to 'deteriorate' in recent months.

Winning an Olympic medal is a pinnacle moment for most athletes, but the well-earned piece of hardware has turned sour for some of the 2024 Paris Olympics competitors — but, they'll be getting ...

Contacted by the AP, the French Olympic committee and the IOC also would not reveal figures. In total, the French mint produced 5,084 medals for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.

American Olympic champion Noah Lyles holds this gold medal before an interview in Paris, France, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File) ...

Less than six months after the 2024 Paris Olympics, many athletes’ medals have already lost their luster.. More than 100 Olympic and Paralympic athletes have reached out to the Monnaie de Paris ...

American Olympic champion Noah Lyles holds this gold medal before an interview in Paris, France, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File) ...

PARIS, France — Some of the medals from the Paris Olympics seem to be quickly losing their shine. The French mint told The Associated Press on Tuesday that it is replacing a number of medals ...

American Olympic champion Noah Lyles holds this gold medal before an interview in Paris, France, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File) ...

American Olympic champion Noah Lyles holds this gold medal before an interview in Paris, France, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File) ...

American Olympic champion Noah Lyles holds this gold medal before an interview in Paris, France, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File) ...

PARIS, France — Some of the medals from the Paris Olympics seem to be quickly losing their shine. The French mint told The Associated Press on Tuesday that it is replacing a number of medals ...