The 2024 Summer Olympics Paris Games

## Overview

The 2024 Summer Olympics, the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, took place in Paris, France, from July 26 to August 11. The event featured 329 events across 32 different sports, including the debut of breaking as an Olympic sport. A key highlight was the first time the Olympics achieved full gender parity on the field of play, with equal numbers of male and female athletes. The United States topped the medal table, followed by China and Japan
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Location: Paris, France. Dates: July 26 to August 11, 2024. Number of Events: 329 across 32 sports. Gender Parity: First Olympics with equal male and female athlete representation. Top Medal Winners: United States (1), China (2), Japan (3). Opening Ceremony: Held outside of a stadium for the first time, with athletes paraded on the Seine. New Sport: Breaking made its debut as an Olympic sport. . | Paris 2024 featured the debut of breaking as an Olympic sport, and was the final Olympic Games held during the IOC presidency of Thomas Bach.The 2024 Games were expected to cost €9 billion. The opening ceremony was held outside of a stadium for the first time in modern Olympic history, being outdoors in the Paris's downtown and with as athletes were paraded by boat along the Seine. Paris 2024 was the first Olympics in history to reach full gender parity on the field of play, with equal numbers of male and female athletes. The United States topped the medal table for the fourth consecutive Summer Games and 19th time overall, with 40 gold and 126 total medals. China tied with the United States on gold (40), but finished second due to having fewer silvers; the nation won 91 medals overall. This is the first time a gold medal tie among the two most successful nations has occurred in Summer Olympic history.Japan finished third with 20 gold medals and sixth in the overall medal count.

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