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

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Plus 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.

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Written by Tom Lutz
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/11/paris-2024-olympics-final-medal-table-results under the title “USA edge past China with gold in final event of Paris 2024 to top medal table”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.