2024 Paris Olympic

Event Details

Event Dates: 26 July - 11 August 2024

Closing Ceremony: 11 August 2024, hosted by Thomas Bach in Paris.

Host City: Paris, France (3rd time: 1900, 1924, 2024).

Next Host City: Los Angeles, USA (3rd time: 1932, 1984, 2028).

Indian Performance

Total Athletes: 117

Medals Won: 6 (1 Silver, 5 Bronze)

Rank: 71st in the medal tally.

Key Indian Athletes

• Manu Bhaker: Bronze in Women's 10m Air Pistol
• Manu Bhaker & Sarabjot Singh: Bronze in Mixed Team 10m Air Pistol
• Swapnil Kusale: Bronze in Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
• Indian Men's Hockey Team: Bronze
• Neeraj Chopra: Silver in Javelin Throw
• Aman Sehrawat: Bronze in Men's Freestyle 57 kg Wrestling

Medal Table Highlights

Total Medals:

• USA: 126 (40 Gold, 44 Silver, 42 Bronze)
• China: 91 (40 Gold, 27 Silver, 24 Bronze)
• India: 6 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 5 Bronze)

Unique Features of 2024 Olympics

• Inaugural Ceremony: First outdoor opening ceremony along the Seine River.
• Participating Nations: 206 National Olympic Committees and IOC Refugee Olympic Team.
• Events: 32 sports, 329 medal events.
• New Sport: Breaking (Breakdancing) included.

Notable First-Time Medal Winners

• Albania: Bronze in Men's 74 kg Wrestling
• Cape Verde: Bronze in Men's 51 kg Boxing
• Dominica: Gold in Women's Triple Jump
• Saint Lucia: Gold in Women's 100m

Mascot and Motto

Mascot: Olympic "Fried" (based on French Phrygian cap; colors from the French flag).

Motto: "Alone we move faster, together we go further."