Paris Olympics 2024 Concludes: India Finishes 71st with 6 Medals

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India secured 6th place at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a total of 71 medals, while the USA topped the medal tally with 126 medals.

An Overview of the News

• The Paris Olympics 2024 concluded with a grand closing ceremony at Stade de France.

India's Flag-Bearers

• PR Sreejesh and Manu Bhaker are India's flag-bearers for the Parade of Nations.

• Sreejesh retires from hockey after securing a bronze medal.

• Manu Bhaker becomes the first Indian to win two medals in one Olympic edition.

• The Olympic Flame will be extinguished, and the flag will be passed to Los Angeles for the 2028 Games.

India's Performance:

• India finished 71st in the overall medal tally.

• The country secured a total of 6 medals: 1 silver and 5 bronze.

• This is a decline from their 48th-place finish at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where India won 7 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, and 4 bronze).

Indian Medalists at Paris 2024

• Manu Bhaker: Bronze (Women's 10m Air Pistol Shooting)

• Manu Bhaker & Sarabjot Singh: Bronze (Mixed Team 10m Air Pistol Shooting)

• Swapnil Kusale: Bronze (Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Shooting)

• Indian Hockey Team: Bronze (Men's Hockey)

• Neeraj Chopra: Silver (Men's Javelin Throw)

• Aman Sehrawat: Bronze (Men's 57kg Wrestling)

Overall Medal Tally:

• The United States topped the medal count with 126 medals, including 40 gold.

• China also won 40 gold medals but finished second with a total of 91 medals.

• Japan secured third place with 45 medals, including 20 gold.

• Australia finished fourth with 53 medals, including 18 gold.

2028 Summer Olympics:

• The next Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles, marking the third time the city has hosted the Games (previously in 1932 and 1984).

• Baseball and softball will return to the Olympics, and new sports like flag football, cricket, lacrosse, and squash will be introduced.