Paris Olympics 2024 is over and every athlete has returned to their respective countries. This happened for the first time after COVID-19 when the Olympic Games were organized with spectators. Earlier, the 2021 Tokyo Summer Games and 2022 Beijing Winter Games were held without fans. The fans had come to the Paris Olympics to encourage the players of their respective countries. With the participation of more than 10,000 athletes, there was intense competition across 32 sports for more than two weeks. America and China were the countries that won the most gold medals in the Paris Olympics. Both won 40-40 gold medals. There were many such moments throughout the Olympics which fans will probably never forget.
11 most memorable moments of Paris Olympics 2024
Arshad Nadeem gets gold for Pakistan
Nadeem left behind Norway's Andreas Thorkildsen's previous Olympic record of 90.57 meters and achieved this incredible feat in his second attempt only. During this, he also left Neeraj Chopra behind and remained in the first position.
The Turkish 'Hitman' Yusuf Dikec
Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec's shooting style went viral. Dikec created a stir on the internet with his shooting style during the 10-meter air pistol team event. 51-year-old Yusuf Dikec was seen shooting with one hand in his pocket during the 10-meter air pistol team event. During this time, Dikec did not use any special equipment like other shooters. The special thing is that he has also won a silver medal in this event.
Ambanis in Olympics
Radhika Merchant, Anand Piramal, Anant Ambani, Isha Ambani, Nita Ambani, and Mukesh Ambani were all seen at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The special thing is that Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Simone Biles creates history
USA's Simone Biles won the sixth Olympic gold medal of her career in the women's artistic gymnastics all-around event on August 1. Simone Biles is one of the greatest gymnastics players. He won four gold medals in the 2016 Rio Olympics. 27-year-old Biles kept her lucky necklace with her at the Paris Olympics.
Imane Khelif's gold
Algeria's female boxer Imane Khelif won the gold medal in Paris Olympics 2024. Imane won gold in the women's 66 kg weight category. Algeria's female boxers were in the news a lot regarding the gender controversy. Imane Khelif was even accused of being a biological man. But Imane Khelif proved everyone wrong and won the gold medal in the final match against China's Yang Liu.
Novak Djokovic's historic win
Novak Djokovic, who won the tennis singles bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics, created history after 16 years. Djokovic won the gold medal by defeating Spain's 21-year-old Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2) in the final match of the men's singles tennis event at the Paris Olympics 2024. Whereas, French Open and Wimbledon 2024 champion Alcaraz had to be satisfied with the silver medal. In this way, the Olympic gold medal was added to the career of Djokovic, who has won 24 Grand Slams, and the Golden Slam of his career was also completed. Djokovic has now become the first tennis player in the world to win an Olympic gold medal in tennis singles at the age of 37.
Noah Lyles wins 100-meter dash
Before going to Paris, the last American man to win the 100 meters and hold the title of 'World's Fastest Man' was Justin Gatlin, who won the title in 2004. After struggling at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Lyles crossed the line and reached the podium just five-thousandths of a second ahead of Jamaica's Kishane Thompson. It was so close that Lyles realized after a few seconds that he had won. However, he failed to complete the double and won the bronze medal in the 200 meters.
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North and South Korean players together
After China, South Korea won the bronze medal and North Korea won the silver medal in table tennis mixed doubles, after which South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon posed for a group photo after the medal ceremony. In such a situation, this was the first time that players from South Korea and North Korea were seen taking selfies together on the podium.
Amazing photo of a surfer
Surfer Gabriel Medina was up against Kanoa Igarashi, who had defeated him in the Tokyo Olympics and won silver. But this time he wanted to change the result. In such a situation, this Brazilian player not only succeeded in defeating the Japanese surfer on July 29, but he also did so on the third day of the surfing competition in Tahiti thanks to an almost perfect 9.90 scoring wave. This was the highest-scoring wave in Olympic history. But while he was busy celebrating the victory, photographer Jerome Brouillette from Agence France-Presse took a photo that was captured in history forever.
Fifth Gold for Cuban wrestler
Cuban wrestler Mijaín López made Olympic history when he became the first athlete to win five consecutive individual gold medals in the same event, surpassing the records of sports greats like Carl Lewis and Michael Phelps.
Won gold at 14 years
Australian skateboarding sensation Arisa Trew, aged just 14, became her country's youngest gold medalist by winning the women's park event. 11-year-old Zheng Haohao also participated in this event, who is the youngest athlete ever to represent China in the Olympics.
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