The National Olympic Committee (NOC) has submitted an official request to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) concerning the degradation of medals won by Azerbaijani athletes at the Paris-2024 Summer Olympic Games.
Azerbaijan's Olympic team won 7 medals including 2 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze across judo, taekwondo, boxing, Greco-Roman, and freestyle wrestling, Idman.biz reports.
5 out of 7 medal winners reportedly experienced medal quality issues. Olympic Champion Hidayat Heydarov and Bronze Medalist Magomedkhan Magomedov maintained medal quality.
Athletes reporting medal quality degradation:
Zelym Kotsoiev (Judo, 100 kg) - Gold Medal
Gashim Magomedov (Taekwondo, 58 kg) - Silver Medal
Loren Alfonso (Boxing, 92 kg) - Silver Medal
Hasrat Jafarov (Greco-Roman Wrestling, 67 kg) - Bronze Medal
Giorgi Meshvildishvili (Freestyle Wrestling, 125 kg) - Bronze Medal
The NOC has officially contacted the IOC. Further actions regarding medal replacement will be determined after receiving the IOC's response.
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