Paris Olympics 2024 has been a successful event so far. With a lot of controversies from the opening ceremony till date. The multinational event has seen some of the greatest athletes across the world take the field and perform excellently for their respective nations. Some of them have failed to reach the height of expectations in the event. Overall the event will be coming to an end on Sunday 11th August.
The world’s top athletes have pushed themselves to the limits of human capability in pursuit of athletic excellence, fair play, and a world unified by sport. It has turned ordinary athletes into national heroes, champions into celebrities, and generational performers into legends. Glamorous events like Gymnastics, Track and Field, and a lot many events will be memorable for many athletes.
The event will be concluding in a matter of a day. We have shortlisted some of the athletes who have performed beyond their best and won medals in the respective categories of their events. In the article, we will take a look at athletes to remember from the Paris Olympics 2024.
Here are the top 5 athletes to remember from the Paris Olympics 2024
5. Manu Bhaker
Manu Bhaker has been amazing in the Paris Olympics. She won two medals in the Shooting event for the nation. She was the first medal winner for India in the multinational event. Bhaker at the age of 22 has achieved some unbelievable feats she missed out on the third medal in the 25m event by one point and finished fourth. However, of that, she has been one of the athletes to be remembered for this major event.
4. Kim Woojin
Kim Woojin has won three gold medals in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. It was fifth overall, after team golds in both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. The fifth gold makes him the most successful Olympic archer of all time. The South Korean has been an absolute legend in archery. His gold completed South Korea’s clean sweep of archery at that Olympics.
3. Simone Biles
Simone Biles has made a dream return to the Paris Olympics. The American gymnast is widely considered the greatest gymnast of all time and has the most Olympic medals earned by a U.S. gymnast. Biles once again proved it to be right in Paris as she won 3 gold medals and one silver medal in the multinational event. She will remain one of the greatest athletes of all time.
2. Zhang Yufei
Zhang Yufei has been one of the most promising swimmers on the international scene. She has won 6 medals in the Paris Olympics 2024. With 5 bronze and 1 Silver. Zhang has been an amazing prospect for China in the multinational event, in the upcoming years. She will look to perform in the 2028 Olympics and win gold for the nation.
1. Leon Marchand
Leon Marchand has won the most gold in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. The French swimmer has won 4 gold and 1 bronze in the major event. Leon has been amazing throughout his events this time around. He won gold medals in the 200 m medley, 200 m breaststroke, 200 m butterfly, and 400 m medley events in the 2024 Summer Olympics. He became the fourth swimmer in Olympic history to win four individual gold medals at the same games.
