Paris: China moved past the USA to top the Paris Olympics medal tally. The country enters the concluding day of the Games on Sunday with 39 gold, 27 silver, and 24 bronze medals.
The USA, on the other hand, placed second with 122 medals, including 38 gold, 42 silver, and as many bronze medals.
Australia is third with 50 medals, including 18 gold, 18 silver, and 14 bronze. Japan, however, jumped to fourth with 18 gold, 12 silver, and 13 bronze, for a total of 43 medals.
Host France slipped to fifth place with 62 medals, including 16 gold, 24 silver, and 22 bronze. Britain moved out of the top-5, with 14 gold, 22 silver, and 27 bronze, for a total of 63 medals.
India, with a silver and five bronze medals, slipped to 71st position.
Medal Tally – Top 5 and India:
Nation – Gold – Silver – Bronze – Total
1) China: 39 – 27 – 24 – 90
2) United States: 38 – 42 – 42 – 122
3) Australia: 18 – 18 – 14 – 50
4) Japan: 18 – 12 – 13 – 43
5) France: 16 – 24 – 22 – 62
71) India: 0 – 1 – 5 – 6
Notably, 204 out of 206 National Olympic Committees are represented at the 2024 Summer Games with 54 from Africa, 48 from Europe, 44 from Asia, 41 from the Americas and 17 from Oceania.
–IANS & Media Reports
