Here are the most up-to-date Olympic medals from 2024’s Paris Olympics
The U.S. is most likely hoping to repeat its impressive performance during Tokyo in 2020 Tokyo Games, where it took home 113 medals.
As the best athletes in the world battle for individual glory and national pride during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games , the spectators in their homes will be wondering which nation will get the distinction of collecting many medals.
U.S., Japan and China as well as the host nation, France, were leading the medal count as of Tuesday, as the Paris Games were only just getting underway.
Team France Team France and Team USA began this year’s games in a head-to-head battle to win the top medals overall, and the nation hosting the Games against. hosting 2028. The U.S. led the pack on Monday, following an impressive performance in skating, swimming and gymnastics for males.
Simone Biles became the most accomplished Olympic gymnast after she was awarded an gold medal for her female gymnastics squad.
female rugby teamalso created Team USA history Tuesday by winning its first medal ever in the bronze-medal game in the bronze medal game against Australia. It’s the first ever medal for rugby in this team from the U.S. since the men took home gold in the 1924 Olympics that were held in Paris.
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Both countries have a slight advantage simply due to the huge number of athletes who represent them.
U.S. has the largest team, comprising 594 athletes. France closely follows with 571.
Japan was the top performer with gold awards -however, they did not win overall awards — at the final day of the competition in Paris having won seven golds. Japan was helped by the men’s gymnastics team as well as a surprise win caused by skateboarding star Yoto Horigome.
China is in second place in gold medals by the close of the day on Tuesday, with six medals and six, is the only country to have an honor that it was the only country to have winning the first gold medal of the competition in the air rifle 10-meter mixed team competition on Saturday morning.
The French Olympians have shown their ability in a variety of sports, winning in eight sports at the close of the day on the day on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the U.S. started strong in the water with eleven of its first gold winning medals coming out of swimming events.
U.S. is most likely hoping to repeat its impressive performance in the 2020 Tokyo Games, where it took home more than 113 medals. That’s the most of any nation by a considerable amount followed by China’s 89 golds.
Russia which has was dominant in previous games, isn’t allowed to participate this year. The International Olympic Committee banned Russia as well as Belarus as part of the sanctions imposed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Participants from these nations are allowed to participate as “Individual neutral athletes,” as well as their awards are not used to determine the nationality of the athletes. No one who has been actively involved in supporting the war in either Belarus or Russia can compete.
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