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USA edge past China with gold in final event of Paris 2024 to top medal table



Australia have best-ever Games; GB finish seventhFull results: the final medal table from Paris 2024Plus ça change: after more than two weeks of frenetic competition across 32 sports involving more than 10,000 athletes, the US finished the Paris Olympics top of the medal table once again, although they required victory in the final event of the Games to do so.The US entered Sunday with 38 golds, one behind China’s tally of 39, although they were heavy favourites for victory in women’s basketball, an event the Americans have won at every Olympics since 1996. The US also had chances for gold in track cycling, wrestling and volleyball, while China could add to their tally in weightlifting. Continue reading…



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Author : Tom Lutz

Publish date : 2024-08-11 15:24:31

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