Rewind 2024: Top moments from Paris Olympics 

With 2024 almost coming to a close, we take a look at top 10 moments from the Paris Olympics

#1 After a heartbreak in Tokyo, US gymnast Simone Biles won four medals in Paris (Three gold and one silver) 

#2 Novak Djokovic finally won an Olympic gold medal in men’s singles tennis 

#3 Home favourite Leon Marchand won five medals in Paris, including four gold and one bronze 

#4 Noah Lyles won gold medal in men’s 100m race in what was a photo finish 

#5 Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem set a new Olympic record en route to winning gold in men’s javelin throw 

#6 Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis also set a new record as he retained the gold that he had won in Tokyo 

#7 Turkish shooting sensation Yusuf Dikec won silver in mixed tea 10m pistol event  

#8 Skateboarded Arisa Trew, 14, became Australia’s youngest-ever Olympic champion 

#9 Julian Alfred became Saint Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medallist, winning the women’s 100m and 200m races 

#10 Cindy Ngamba became the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team athlete to win a medal at the Olympics 

Also see: 10 international sporting icons who retired in 2024