The medals were designed by a jewelry maker owned by the French luxury conglomerate, which has declined to comment on their deterioration.

Some athletes who took podium spots at last summer's Paris Games say their medals, designed by an LVMH-owned jewelry brand, are visibly deteriorating.

As the Paris Olympic medals are embroiled in controversy over discoloration and corrosion issues, criticism against French luxury conglomerate Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH) is intensifying. The Olympic medals,

LVMH washed its hands of the faux pas, claiming this week that Chaumet merely designed the medals.

Over 100 Olympic medals, made by Louis Vuitton, have been returned to the organizers of the Paris 2024 Games after athletes reported they had been deteriorating and going rusty