With the gold medal, South Africa remains the best placed Africa nation on 12th position, amassing three medals, one gold and two bronze, one in rugby sevens men and another in cycling mountain bike. It was also first South Africa’s gold medal in the event since 1996 with Tatjana Smith improving on her Tokyo 2020 silver medal. With the gold medal, South Africa remains the best placed Africa nation on 12th position, amassing three medals, one gold and two bronze, one in rugby sevens men and another in cycling mountain bike. Japan is leading the medal table with 6 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze, followed by host France with 16 medals, 5 gold, 8 silver and 3 bronze medals. China is 3rd with 5 gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze while Australia is 4th with a total of 9 medals, 5 gold and 4 silver while South Korea lies 5th with 5 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze.

Source: Daily Nation July 30, 2024 08:27 UTC