Damanjeet Sethi
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06
Aug
South Korea made a clean sweep of the gold medals at the Archery Olympics 2024. They finished with five golds, one silver, and one bronze medal. France and the United States won two medals each, a silver and a bronze.
South Korea has now become the most successful country in the archery Olympics. It has won 50 medals, including 32 gold, 10 silver, and 8 bronze in its 11 Olympics appearances.
These were the archery Olympics 2024 winners:
Game Category
Gold
Silver
Bronze
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Kim Woo-jin (South Korea)
Brady Ellison (United States)
Lee Woo-seok (South Korea)
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Lim Si-hyeon (South Korea)
Nam Su-hyeon (South Korea)
Lisa Barbelin France)
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South Korea
France
Turkey
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30
Jul
Athletics is a group of track and field events that covers a wide range of sports, from sprinting to race walking and javelin throw. Most of the athletics events we see today are a part of Olympic history, dating as far back as 776 BC.
Usain Bolt is perhaps the most recognizable name associated with track and field events. The Jamaican sprinter has won eight gold medals in nine Olympic races. He officially retired from competitive sprinting in 2017 after multiple hamstring injuries.
Another notable athlete was the Ethiopian marathon runner, Abebe Bikila, who won back-to-back Olympic marathons in 1960 and...
25
Jul
Volleyball became a part of the Summer Olympics in 1964 for both women and men. Beach volleyball had to wait a little longer. The sport was introduced as a demonstration event during the 1992 Games and was officially included in 1996.
Brazil, the former Soviet Union, and the US are the three most successful men’s volleyball teams at the Olympics, having won multiple gold medals. Brazil and the Soviet Union have won six medals each, while the United States has won five.
In the women’s event, the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, Japan, and Brazil have won multiple gold medals. The US...
24
Jul
Gymnastics has been a staple of the Summer Olympics since its inception at the 1896 Games in Athens. Initially, only men participated in the events for 32 years. It wasn’t until the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam that women were permitted to compete in artistic gymnastics. Rhythmic gymnastics made its debut at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, while trampoline events were introduced at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
A total of 54 nations will participate in gymnastics this year. China is miles ahead of these countries in terms of number of gymnasts. A total of 20 Chinese gymnasts will participate in the...
23
Jul
Tadej Pogačar emerged as the general classification champion in the 2024 Tour de France. This marks his third triumph following his wins in 2020 and 2021. Pogačar secured victory by claiming six stages, including a remarkable streak of winning the last three stages.
Pogačar’s Team Emirates clinched the team classification. Biniam Girmay secured the points classification and triumphed in three stages, while Richard Carapaz claimed the mountains classification and the overall combativity award. Remco Evenepoel emerged victorious in the young rider classification.
Mark Cavendish claimed victory in the fifth stage, securing his 35th stage win at the Tour de France, surpassing...
23
Jul
Great Britain has an impressive athletics record at the Olympics. Team GB has won 55 Gold, 80 Silver, and 70 Bronze medals in Athletics at the Olympics. This year, Britain is sending a team of 327 sportspeople, out of which 63 will be competing in various athletics categories.
The UK Athletics Championships and Olympic Trials took place in Manchester, England on June 29-30. Athletes competed for 41 national titles at the Manchester Regional Arena.
Here’s how things panned out in the UK Athletics Olympics trials 2024:
Day 1 – Saturday, June 29
Women’s Javelin
In the first field event of the two-day championships, Freya...