The Paris 2024 Olympic Games continue with outstanding performances and exciting moments. On Monday, a new day, there were several emotions.
In the men’s mountain bike category, Thomas Pidcock of Great Britain took gold, followed by Victor Koretzky of France with silver and Alan Hatherly of South Africa with bronze.
Nicolas Gestin of France won gold in the men’s C1 canoe slalom competition. Adam Burgess of Great Britain took silver, and bronze went to Matej Benus of Slovakia.
In diving, the men’s synchronized platform event was dominated by the Chinese team, composed of Lian Junjie and Yang Hao, who took gold. Silver went to the British team of Thomas Daley and Noah Williams, while the Canadian team of Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray won bronze.
In the mixed individual event in equestrian, Michael Jung of Germany won gold, with Christopher Burton of Australia taking silver and Laura Collett of Great Britain taking bronze. In the mixed team event, the British team, consisting of Rosalind Canter, Laura Collett, and Tom McEwen, won gold. France took silver, and Japan took bronze.
In fencing, Ka Long Cheung of Hong Kong was crowned champion in the men’s individual foil, followed by Filippo Macchi of Italy with silver and Nick Itkin of the United States with bronze. In the women’s individual sabre, Manon Apithy-Brunet of France won gold, Sara Balzer, also of France, took silver, and Olga Kharlan of Ukraine took bronze.
Japan leads the Olympics
In artistic gymnastics, the men’s all-around team competition was won by Japan, with a team composed of Daiki Hashimoto, Kazuma Kaya, Shinnosuke Oka, Takaaki Sugino, and Wataru Tanigawa. China took silver, and the United States took bronze.
In judo, Hidayat Heydarov of Azerbaijan won gold in the men’s 73 kg category. Joan-Benjamin Gaba of France took silver, and Soichi Hashimoto of Japan and Adil Osmanov of Moldova won bronze. In the women’s -57 kg category, Christa Deguchi of Canada took gold, Huh Mimi of South Korea won silver, and the bronzes went to Sarah Leonie Cysique of France and Haruka Funakubo of Japan.
In swimming, David Popovici of Romania won gold in the men’s 200-meter freestyle, followed by Matthew Richards of Great Britain with silver and Luke Hobson of the United States with bronze. Thomas Ceccon of Italy took gold in the men’s 100-meter backstroke, with Xu Jiayu of China winning silver and Ryan Murphy of the United States taking bronze. In the women’s 200-meter freestyle, Mollie O’Callaghan of Australia took gold, Ariarne Titmus, also of Australia, took silver, and Siobhan Bernadette Haughey of Hong Kong took bronze. Tatjana Smith of South Africa won gold in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke; Tang Qianting of China took silver; and Mona McSharry of Ireland took bronze. The women’s 400-meter individual medley, Summer Mcintosh of Canada took gold, Katie Grimes of the United States took silver, and Emma Weyant, also of the United States, took bronze.
In skateboarding, Yuto Horigome of Japan took gold in the men’s street category, with Jagger Eaton and Nyjah Huston, both from the United States, winning silver and bronze, respectively.
In archery, the South Korean men’s team, consisting of Kim Je Deok, Kim Woojin, and Lee Wooseok, won gold. France took silver, and Turkey took bronze.
In the men’s 10 meter rifle competition, the shooting competition was won by Sheng Lihao of China, with Victor Lindgren of Sweden taking silver and Miran Maricic of Croatia taking bronze. In the women’s 10 meter rifle competition, Ban Hyojin of South Korea took gold, Huang Yuting of China took silver, and Audrey Gogniat of Switzerland took bronze.
This is what the Olympic Games medal table looks like
The medal table for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after Monday’s finals stands as follows: Japan leads with 6 golds, 2 silvers, and 4 bronzes, followed by France with 5 golds, 8 silvers, and 3 bronzes, and China with 5 golds, 5 silvers, and 2 bronzes. Other notable countries include Australia and South Korea, both with 5 golds, and the United States, which, although only has 3 golds, has accumulated a total of 20 medals.
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