Everyone Is Saying The Same Thing After Finding Out What Olympic Gold Medals Are Really Made Of

“But the symbolic value of winning gold remains as strong as ever,” another added.

“It is not about the % of gold and the value of the medal. It is about competing with the world’s best and coming out as the greatest of all time,” a third said.

Most athletes likely agree with that sentiment, as you rarely see them selling off these prized possessions.

Olympics Catches Heat For Having Porr Quality Medals

Recently, there has been much talk about the medals’ poor quality after American skateboarder Nyjah Hutson showed his bronze medal quickly deteriorating.

However, the Olympics have maintained that all medals are of high quality and will even replace them if they are damaged.

“Paris 2024 is working closely with the Monnaie de Paris, the institution tasked with the production and quality control of the medals, and together with the National Olympic Committee of the athlete concerned, in order to appraise the medal to understand the circumstances and cause of the damage,” an Olympic spokesperson told Mail Sport.