Paralympic star Hunter Woodhall has revealed the shocking state of his Paris gold medal, just five months on from the Games.
Concerns over the poor quality of medals handed out by Paris organisers emerged during last year's event, with American skateboarder Nyjah Huston going viral after he revealed the shocking state of the bronze he won in the French capital.
Several other athletes then shared images of the rapid deterioration of their medals, including Team USA stars Nick Itkin and Ilona Maher.
Now, the latest case has come to light with Woodhall - who won gold in the Men's 400 metres T62 - sharing a video about his medal on TikTok.
In the video, Woodhall said: 'I need an opinion on something. As you might have seen, I accidentally tore the ribbon on my medal from Paris.
'We reached out and they said they'd fix the ribbon - the only problem is you can't remove the ribbon without damaging the medal. So I now have two options.
'I can send this medal back and they can send me a new medal with a fixed ribbon but it will be a different medal.
'Or do I keep the original medal and fix the strap, sewing it or whatever, and have a story that goes along with the dings and dents. We really can't decide'.
During the video, Woodhall showed off the dents and scratches which the medal itself had picked up - meanwhile the ribbon had multiple tears in it.
Woodhall's frustration comes after over 100 disgruntled athletes returned their Olympic medals just five months on from the Paris 2024 Games because of damage and rust, according to a new report.
Two French Olympians last month became the latest to publicly complain about the state of their cherished gongs.
Clement Secchi and Yohann Ndoye-Brouard both took to social media to reveal the sorry state of their own bronze medals which they won together in the 4x100-metre medley relay.
And a report from French daily La Lettre now claims the number of athletes to have given back their medals to Paris organisers has surpassed the 100 mark.
The publication also reports the management of the company who produced the medals, Monnaie de Paris, has been sacked due to the issue.
It has been claimed problems arose because of a ban on the use of a component in the medals and a lack of testing time.
British diver Yasmin Harper also revealed that her medal was showing signs of deterioration within a week of winning bronze with partner Scarlett Mew Jensen in the women's 3m synchronised springboard diving.
'There's been some small bits of tarnishing,' said Harper who won Britain's first medal of the Games.
'I think it's water or anything that gets under metal, it's making it go a little bit discoloured, but I'm not sure.'
The medals were designed by French luxury jeweller Chaumet and are set with a piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower during renovation in the 20th Century.
