Paris Olympics 2024 come to an end with the glittering closing ceremony at Stade de France. India, with a total of 6 medals, including one silver and five bronze medals, finished at the 71st spot in the overall medal tally, which is significantly lower than their 48th overall finish at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where they won a total of 7 medals, including one gold, two silver, and four bronze medals. Last day at the quadrennial extravaganza, Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan won gold in the women’s marathon in a sprint finish to claim her third medal. The 31-year-old accelerated in the final 200 meters to cross the line in an Olympic record two hours, 22 minutes, 55 seconds, three seconds ahead of Ethiopian Tigst Assefa, who won the silver medal. Hassan’s victory came only two days after she won bronze in the 10,000m and six days after the 5,000m bronze. Kenya’s Hellen Obiri finished third. Whereas Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola claimed men’s marathon gold. The United States came out on top in the Olympic medal count with a stunning total of 126 medals, including forty gold. China, also with forty golds, came in second in the total medal tally with 91. Japan came third with 45 medals, including 20 gold, and Australia came 4th with 18 gold and an overall tally of 53.
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