Weightlifter Li Wenwen wins China’s fortieth gold medal on Sunday. (Photograph)
The USA completed high of the Paris 2024 medal desk on a countback of silver medals after they completed stage with China on gold medals when competitors closed on Sunday afternoon.
The USA and China each received 40 gold medals, however pleasure of place went to the People by advantage of their silver medals – 44 in comparison with China’s 27.
Chinese language weightlifter Li Wenwen claimed the ladies’s +81kg title on the final day of the Paris Olympics on Sunday within the South Paris Area. It marked China’s fortieth gold medal – the nation’s finest outcome at an abroad Olympic Video games, surpassing the 39 gold received on the London Olympics.
In one other supreme effort by an Asian Nationwide Olympic Committee, Japan completed third with 20 gold medals, forward of Australia (18) and France (16) rounding out the highest 5.
The USA completed with 40 gold, 44 silver and 42 bronze for a complete of 126 medals. China was second on 40-27-24 (complete 91) and Japan third on 20-12-13 (45).
Korea (13-9-10-32) was eighth and Uzbekistan (8-2-3-13) was thirteenth.
A complete of twenty-two Asian NOCs received at the very least one medal of any color, and 13 of these received at the very least one gold medal.
A complete of 91 NOCs received at the very least one medal – fewer than half the 206 NOCs competing at Paris 2024.
