The just-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),” were 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.
PUNCH analysis revealed that the top 10 countries amassed 40.11 per cent of the total medals at the games.
See the medals table below:
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