The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Azerbaijan has officially appealed to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the deteriorating quality of medals awarded to Azerbaijani athletes at the 33rd Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France.
The appeal follows complaints from athletes, with investigations revealing significant degradation in several medals. Among the affected athletes are Olympic judo champion Zelym Kotsoiev (100kg) with a gold medal, silver medalists taekwondo fighter Gashim Magomedov (58kg) and boxer Alfonso Dominguez (92kg), as well as bronze medalists Greco-Roman wrestler Hasrat Jafarov (67kg) and freestyle wrestler Giorgi Meshvildishvili (125kg). However, the medals of judo champion Hidayat Heydarov (73kg) and freestyle wrestler Magomedkhan Magomedov (97kg) remained intact.
The NOC awaits a formal response from the IOC and plans to take further steps to replace the defective medals once the issue is addressed.
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