The Japanese Olympic organizers told the gold medalists not to bite their medals. The reason being that they're not that sturdy and they're made from recycled smartphones.
One of the gold medalists from Japan's softball team, Miu Goto had to get a replacement for her gold medal, but not because she bit into it.
The mayor of her hometown did.
Japanese people called him out on that on social media. They called it "disrespectful" to her accomplishment and that of her team. They also called it unhygienic.
The IOC sent her a replacement medal for free.
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