The USA won the XXXIII edition of the Olympic Games on Sunday in Paris, but it was just by the skin of their teeth. They topped the 2024 Olympics medal table by winning 40 gold medals after the final of the last event of the games was decided on Sunday.
They only finished above China by winning more silver medals than the Asian giants, scooping 44 while their foes had 27. China also won 40 golds but managed only 27 silvers. China were the last team, apart from the US, to top the standings when they did it on home soil at the 2008 Beijing Games. The US women’s basketball team helped to seal their country’s dominance by edging hosts France to win the final gold medal of the Games.
Kenya led the lot after garnering four gold, two silver and five bronze for a total of 11 to finish in 17th place. Other African countries that made the medal table include Algeria, joint 39th with two gold and one bronze for a total of three. The others are South Africa in joint 44th with a total of six medals , and Ethiopia in 47th with a total of four . Egypt and Tunisia were joint 52nd with a total of three medals each, comprising one gold, one silver and one bronze medal.
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