Six Australians among 100 medal winner complaining about deteriorating silver and bronze medals [Video]

An Olympic medal should last forever.

But since the Paris Olympics finished in August, more than 100 athletes, including six Australians, have complained to the International Olympic Committee that the bling they received in Paris is disintegrating.

What makes the crumbling medals all the more embarrassing for the French is that they were designed by a brand owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the company owned by France’s richest family.

Australia’s Natalya Diehm, who won a bronze in the BMX freestyle, is one of the unhappy medallists.

Diehm has shared photos on social media of her medal, which looks nothing like the one she received in July.

“I guess I just wanted to keep it quiet,” Diehm said. “It’s unfortunate because the original bronze colour is so pretty. I’m not sure why this has happened to mine. I haven’t taken it out …