The 2024 Olympic Games is underway in Paris, where the United States are once again favourites to top the medal ... the table at 18 of the 29 summer Olympics, including the very first in Athens ...

The United States and China dominated the medal table at the Paris Games ... as did Australia in Sydney 2000, Greece in Athens 2004, China in Beijing 2008 and Japan in Tokyo 2020.

The Olympic Games are at an end with the United States edging out China to top the medal table ... top of the table at 19 of the 30 summer Olympics, including the very first in Athens in 1896 ...

Australia's 18 golds also helped them to a fourth-placed finish as they beat their previous best total of 17 in Athens and Tokyo ... USA topped the official medals table, with population of ...

Although much has changed since the first modern-day Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896, one thing that has remained constant is an athlete’s pursuit for the medals table in the name of ...

While France should experience the usual advantageous bounce of being hosts, rising sharply in the medal table to fourth ... by the nation for 20 years since Athens 2004. With athletes from ...

In fact 14 golds was only good enough for seventh in the medal table, GB's lowest placing since Athens 2004. This is because the official medal table is ordered by golds won. So, was Paris 2024 a ...

the Aussies finished fourth on the medal table. One more gold and three more medals than the previous best haul – Athens in 2004. Surely the yardstick of success has to be relative to ...