{"id":172430,"date":"2025-05-28T12:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T06:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=172430"},"modified":"2025-05-28T12:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T06:43:10","slug":"2024-summer-olympics-indias-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/2024-summer-olympics-indias-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Summer Olympics: India&#8217;s Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2024 Summer Olympics took place in Paris, France from July 26 to August 11, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The host city, Paris has hosted the Games a third time celebrating the centenary from the Games in 1924.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gender parity, Paris 2024 was the first Olympic Games in history to have a completely gender-balanced field of play.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New sports were introduced, breaking (breakdancing) was new to the Olympics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The opening ceremony had athletes parade for the first time outside a stadium via boat along the Seine river.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Venues, some of the sporting venues were converted iconic landmarks in Paris.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">India&#8217;s Performance:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>India sent 117 athletes to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics and they won a total of 6 medals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Silver: 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Neeraj Chopra (Athletics &#8211; Men&#8217;s Javelin Throw)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Bronze: 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manu Bhaker &amp; Sarabjot Singh (Shooting &#8211; Mixed Team 10m Air Pistol)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swapnil Kusale (Shooting &#8211; Men&#8217;s 50m Rifle 3 Positions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indian Men&#8217;s Hockey Team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aman Sehrawat (Wrestling &#8211; Men&#8217;s Freestyle 57)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>India&#8217;s overall count included 1 silver and 5 bronze medals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall Performance by Countries ( Top 5 Medal Counters):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. United States: 40 Gold, 44 Silver, 42 Bronze (Total = 126)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. China: 40 Gold, 27 Silver, 24 Bronze (Total = 91)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Japan: 20 Gold, 12 Silver, 13 Bronze (Total = 45)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Australia: 18 Gold, 19 Silver, 16 Bronze (Total = 53)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. France: 16 Gold, 26 Silver, 22 Bronze (Total = 64)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 Summer Olympics took place in Paris, France from July 26 to August 11, 2024. Highlights: India&#8217;s Performance: India sent 117 athletes to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics and they won a total of 6 medals: \u2022 Silver: 1 \u2022 Bronze: 5 India&#8217;s overall count included 1 silver and 5 bronze medals. 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