OK, who else thought that Olympic Gold Medals were actually made from GOLD!
WRONG!
The medals were made using recycled materials from Japanese citizens then plated with gold,
A 2020 Olympian from China said her gold medal is already peeling. but the Olympics Organizing Committee claims the peeling is only a protective coating.
Just when you thought you'd heard the last of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics . . . an Olympian from China said her gold medal is already PEELING.
Zhu Xueying earned gold in the trampoline gymnastics. She said, quote, "I thought that [the mark] was probably just dirt, so I rubbed it with my finger and found that nothing changed, so then I picked at it and the mark got bigger."
In case you're wondering, the gold medals are NOT solid gold. They were made using recycled materials donated by Japan's citizens, Then coated with six grams of gold.
The Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee came out and said the coating that is peeling is "protective" and is NOT the gold plating.
If Zhu wants a replacement, unfortunately she'd have to PAY for it. But the committee could choose to open an investigation into the matter.