In its first full day of competition, the 2024 Paris Olympics spread far beyond its borders with the first round in the surfing competition taking place in French Polynesia – Tahiti.
The Games also gave out their first awards with 18 of the 205countries – plus the neutral athletes of Russia and Belarus – earning at least one medal. Australia leads the way with two gold medals and a total of three medals overall. Host nation France and the United States have also earned a total of three medals. Seven of the countries have earned at least one gold medal – Australia and China lead the way with two.
The very unique opening ceremony was not the only first for the Summer Olympic Games in Paris; this marks the first year that there is equal parity between the male and female athletes.
July 27 Medal count:
Australia – 3
France – 3
United States – 3
People’s Republic of China – 2
Belgium – 2
Japan – 2
Kazakhstan – 2
Great Britain – 2
Italy – 2
Republic of Korea – 2
Germany – 1
Canada – 1
Fiji – 1
Mongolia – 1
Spain – 1
Hungary – 1
South Africa – 1
Sweden – 1