PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS MEDAL TABLE: US LEADS WITH 126, CHINA IN SECOND WITH 91 (FULL LIST)
By Ajape Sefiu A.
The recently concluded Paris 2024 Olympics has been nothing short of an interesting and exhilarating tournament.
The games, with the motto “Games Wide Open (French: Ouvrons Grand les Jeux),” was held in the capital of France.
The Paris Olympics witnessed the participation of 10,714 athletes drawn from 216 countries, with a total of 1,436 medals won.
Leading the medals table is the United States with a total of 126 while China follows with 91. Both countries, however, had a tie of 40 gold medals.
Host nation France bagged a total of 64 medals, with 16 golds.
Kenya is the first African country on the medals table with four gold, two silver and five bronze medals.
See the medals table below:
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