China won gold in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at Paris 2024 Olympics, the first medal event of the Games, on Saturday.
China’s Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao beat Republic of Korea’s Kim Jihyeon and Park Hajun 16-12 in the summit clash. It then won its second gold medal in the women’s diving event.
Australia secured three gold medals - first in road cycling and then in swimming, when Ariarne Titmus defeated archrivals Summer McIntosh of Canada and USA’s Katie Ledecky to defend her 400m freestyle title. It then also won the Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay title.
Host France won its first gold medal of the 2024 Games after its men’s Rugby Sevens team defeated Fiji in the final. USA, Korea, Belgium, Japan, Kazakhstan, Germany and Hong Kong were the other NOCs who struck gold on the opening day.
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics began in Paris on Friday and concludes on August 11.
OLYMPICS 2024 FULL SCHEDULE.pdf
The Paris Olympics feature 32 sports, including the 28 “core” disciplines, that include breaking, skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing.
PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS — LIVE MEDALS TALLY (Top 10 nations and India)
| POS. | COUNTRY | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | TOTAL |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | USA | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | France | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| - | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LIVE STREAMING INFO
When and where to watch the Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE in India?
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS
- Paris 2024 India full schedule: Events, Fixtures, Dates, Timings in IST
- Paris 2024 Olympics timetable PDF download
- Paris 2024: Full list of Indian athletes at the Olympic Games
- Showstoppers of Paris 2024
- India at Paris Olympics 2024 interactive map, state-wise athlete distribution
- Paris 2024: Athletics schedule
- Five Indians who narrowly missed out on an Olympic Medal
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