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Quality complaints as Olympic medals lose their lustre

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 9 Aug 2024, 7:12pm
The bronze medal of USA skateboarder Nyjah Huston has deteriorated in quality rapidly. Photo / Instagram
The bronze medal of USA skateboarder Nyjah Huston has deteriorated in quality rapidly. Photo / Instagram

Quality complaints as Olympic medals lose their lustre

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 9 Aug 2024, 7:12pm

This year’s Olympic medals don’t seem to be up to standard. 

A US Olympic skateboarder has criticised the quality of his bronze medal after it began to deteriorate only a week after he won it. 

The backside of the medal is chipped, and it’s already losing its bronze colour. 

Former Olympian Ian Ferguson told Heather du Plessis-Allan that his are 40 years old and look exactly the same as the day they were made.  

He said that they were made differently at the time, solid silver and gold plated, with a decent coating of gold on them. 

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