NEW DELHI: China kicked off the Paris 2024 Olympics with a bang, securing the first gold medal of the Games on Saturday in the 10m air rifle mixed team event. Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao of China clinched the top spot with a final score of 16-12 against South Korea's Kim Jihyeon and Park Hajun.
The Chinese team continued their winning streak, bagging a second gold in the women's diving competition.
Australia also had a strong start, bringing home two gold medals. The first was earned in road cycling, while Ariarne Titmus defended her 400-meter freestyle title in swimming, outperforming Summer McIntosh of Canada and Katie Ledecky of the USA.
France, the host nation, celebrated their inaugural gold medal of the 2024 Games with a triumphant win over Fiji in the men's Rugby Sevens final.
Several other countries, including Belgium, Japan, Kazakhstan, and Germany, also secured gold medals on the opening day.
The 33rd Summer Olympics, which commenced on Friday in Paris, will continue until August 11. The event features a total of 32 sports, encompassing the 28 fundamental categories along with the addition of breaking, skateboarding, surfing, and sports climbing.
Paris Olympics medal winners full list day 1
POS.
| COUNTRY
| GOLD
| SILVER
| BRONZE
| TOTAL
|
1
| Australia
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
2
| China
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
3
| France
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
4
| Belgium
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
4
| Japan
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
5
| Kazakhstan
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
7
| Germany
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
8
| USA
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
9
| Great Britain
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
9
| Italy
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
9
| Republic of Korea
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
-
| India
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
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