US tops 2024 Olympic medals table as Kenya leads Africa

With a narrow victory on Sunday in Paris, the United States claimed the XXXIII Olympic Games.

After the final of the final event of the Games was decided on Sunday, they won 40 gold medals, taking the lead in the 2024 Games medal table.

However, the only reason they ended ahead of China was because they won 44 silver medals compared to the giants of Asia's 27.

At the 2008 Beijing Games, China became the final team other than the United States to win the overall standings while competing on home soil.
By defeating hosts France to take home the last gold medal of the Games, the U.S. women's basketball team contributed to solidifying their nation's supremacy.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, after earning 42 bronze medals compared to China's 24 overall, the Americans also won the most total medals, with 126 versus China's 91.

Australia came in fourth place with 18 gold, 19 silver, and 16 bronze for a total of 53, while Japan came in third with 20 gold, 12 silver, and 13 bronze.
With a total of 64 points—16 gold, 26 silver, and 22 bronze—host France came in fifth.

Only twelve African teams, though, advanced to the medal round.
Kenya finished in 17th place with a total of 11 medals, including four gold, two silver, and five bronze.

Other African nations represented in the medal standings included Algeria, who tied for 39th position with two gold and one bronze overall.

South Africa, tied for 44th place, has six medals in total—three gold, three silver, and two bronze—while Ethiopia, ranked 47th, has four medals in total—three gold and three silver.

Egypt and Tunisia shared 52nd place with three medals between them, one each for gold, silver, and bronze.

With one gold and one silver medal each, Botswana and Uganda tied for the 55th position.
Morocco came in at number sixty, with two gold and one bronze overall, while Côte d'Ivoire, Cape Verde, and Zambia came in at number eighty-four, with one bronze apiece.

Nigeria failed not place on the medal table at the Games, in which 205 countries competed, according to NAN.

The Games' next iteration is slated to take place in Los Angeles, California, in 2028.