The most memorable moments from the 2024 Olympics are listed here.
The biggest moments so far 2024 Olympic Games—and make sure to watch this space for updates. Star-studded array of unexpected celebrity cameos, spectators can anticipate witnessing magnificent athletic feats and touching displays of sportsmanship along the way.
For the chance to win Olympic gold, the world’s best athletes will gather in Paris from July 26 to August 11. Read on to learn about the most memorable moments from this year’s Games, and keep an eye on this space for updates.
Women’s fencing in the United States makes history.
On August 1, the U.S. women’s fencing team won its first Olympic team gold by defeating Italy in the foil team gold-medal match. Laureen Scruggs, Lee Kiefer, Jackie Dubrovich, and Maia Weintraub make up the winning team.
At the women’s gymnastics all-around final, Simone Biles wins the gold medal
She has again succeeded! On August 1, Biles won the women’s gymnastics all-around final event once more, making history by becoming the American gymnast with the most Olympic medals. Sunisa Lee, a fellow American gymnast, took home the bronze medal, giving Team USA a total of two spots on the podium at the Olympics. Rebeca Andrade of Brazil won silver.
The United States of America becomes the first nation to win 3,000 Olympic medals.
On July 31, Team USA became the first nation to win 3,000 Olympic medals, a significant milestone. No other nation has received even a fraction of that amount in hardware from the Summer and Winter games combined.
Katie Ledecky breaks the Olympic record she set herself.
Ledecky beat her own Olympic record to win an Olympic gold medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle final on July 31, securing her 12th Olympic medal overall. Ledecky now shares the record for the most gold medals won by an American swimmer at the Olympics with Olympic legend Jenny Thompson. There are eight golds, three silvers, and one bronze for each athlete.
The women’s rugby team from Team USA wins its first Olympic medal
The U.S. women’s rugby team defeated Australia on July 30 by a score of 14-12. Team USA’s first Olympic podium appearance was made possible by the victory, which earned the team a bronze medal. Ilona Maher, a 27-year-old Vermont native, has emerged as the team’s breakout star, with her healthy TikToks filmed directly from Olympic Village and her field skills frequently making her go viral on social media. Maher expressed her hope that the women’s rugby team will receive additional funding after winning bronze. She stated in an interview following the game, “I hope this means more money and funding for us, ’cause we deserve it.” “I hope this means that more girls in the United States will try rugby and see what it can do for them,” said the author.
Once more, Simone Biles makes history.
Biles won her eighth Olympic medal and fifth gold medal overall on July 30 when she led Team USA to first place in the women’s gymnastics team final. She now surpasses Shannon Miller as the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history thanks to this win. Biles is the oldest woman to win a gold medal in Olympic artistic gymnastics since Polina Astakhova of the Soviet Union in 1964, when she was 27 years old.
In the women’s singles tournament, Coco Gauff loses.
Coco Gauff, an American tennis star, was eliminated from the Olympics women’s singles competition after falling to Donna Vekic of Croatia in a 6–7, 2–6 defeat on July 30. A tearful, minute-long argument with the chair umpire over a contentious line call led to the loss. The crucial moment occurred during Gauff’s second-set attempt to recover. At first, a line judge said that Vekic’s return hit close to Gauff’s baseline, so Gauff hit the ball into the net.
The Croatian player was awarded the point when chair umpire Jaume Campistol deemed Vekic’s return in, giving Vekic a decisive advantage over Gauff. Because the call was made just moments before Gauff hit the ball, she argued that the point should be replayed. The predicament recalls an incident that took place earlier this year during a match between Gauff and Polish player Iga Witek at the French Open. According to reports, Gauff stated, “I always have to advocate for myself on this court, always.” In this game, “I feel like I’m getting cheated on constantly,”
The men’s gymnastics team from Team USA wins their first Olympic medal in 16 years.
The U.S. men’s gymnast team has won Olympic medals for the first time since 2008. In a team event, Brody Malone, Frederick Richard, Asher Hong, Paul Juda, and Stephen Nedoroscik won bronze, while China won silver and Japan won gold.
Due to pollution in the Seine, the men’s triathlon is postponed
The men’s triathlon, which was originally scheduled to take place on July 30 but was postponed due to pollution in the River Seine, has been postponed after a plan to clean up the crucial waterway in Paris cost the city an eye-watering $1.5 billion. The event will now be held on July 31, the same day as the women’s triathlon. Water-quality tests “did not provide sufficient guarantees to allow the event to be held” due to “health reasons,” according to World Triathlon, the sport’s governing body at the Olympics. After it rained in Paris, a weather event that can affect water quality, the tests were done.
After receiving criticism for remarks made regarding Australia’s women’s swimming team, a veteran Olympics commentator was removed from the air
After Bob Ballard was criticized for making sexist remarks about Australia’s women’s swim team, Eurosport removed him from its Olympics coverage. Ballard said on air, “Well, the women just finishing up,” after Mollie O’Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon, and Meg Harris won the gold medal in the women’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay.
You are familiar with the behavior of women: “Hanging around, doing their makeup.” On social media, Ballard’s remarks spread, eliciting widespread outrage. Ballard’s comment was later described as “inappropriate” by Eurosport, which issued a statement stating that he had “been removed from our commentary roster with immediate effect.” Ballard issued his own post-incident statement, which read: “It was never my intention to upset or belittle anyone, and, if I did, I apologise.” I am a huge supporter of women’s sports.
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