Paris 2024 Olympics, Day 6, Medal Tally: India wins third medal, Swapnil Kusale bags bronze in 50m rifle 3 positions
India clinched its third medal of Paris 2024 Olympics as Swapnil Kusale bagged a bronze in men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event in Chateauroux on Thursday.
Updated : Aug 02, 2024 23:43 IST , Chennai - 1 MIN READ
Swapnil Kusale of India. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU
India clinched its third medal of Paris 2024 Olympics as Swapnil Kusale bagged a bronze in men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event in Chateauroux on Thursday.
China’s Liu Yukun grabbed the gold to further tighten his country’s grip on the top spot in the medal table.
France and Japan are in second and third place, respectively.
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics began on Friday and concludes on August 11.
The Paris Olympics feature 32 sports, including the 28 “core” disciplines, that include breaking, skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing.
PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS — MEDALS TALLY (Top 10 nations and India)
| POS | NOC | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | TOTAL |
| 1 | China | 11 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | USA | 9 | 15 | 13 | 37 |
| 3 | France | 8 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Australia | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Japan | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 7 | South Korea | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Italy | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 44 | India | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
(Updated last on August 2, 1:55 AM IST)