Olympics

[Doodoo]

The youngest known Olympian to take home a medal was 10-year-old Dimitrios Loundras, who finished third in the team parallel bars at the 1896 Olympic Games.

But there may have been a younger medalist; according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a young French boy was a cox for a Dutch coxed pairs rowing team in 1900. He took part in the medal ceremony and was photographed. But, despite years of research, his name and age remain unknown – he’s estimated to have been between 7 and 12.

[mak]

Pre Olympics mens basketball USA 101 South Sudan 100.
On the womens side Team USA lost to Team WNBA 109 to 117. In other words the US is sending the 2nd best team to the Olympics.

[Doodoo]

The country with the most athletes
How many US athletes are in 2024 Olympics?
There are 592 athletes on Team USA.

Women make up the majority of the roster with 314 athletes on Team USA (53%) compared to 278 men (47%).

[Whistler]

The Australian women are punching way above their weight, swimming, kayak and cycling Gold and other medals too

[tamada]

Team GB on a roll, catching up fast.

[Doodoo]

OK Tam GB is trying to catch up to who?

[tamada]

Catching up to whom, not who.

[Doodoo]

Well then did you catch whom yet??

[tamada]

It's a late-model Volvo. Red.

[tamada]

Team GB on a roll, catching up fast.

From sixth to fifth now.

[Doodoo]

4th now

USA 43 medals
France 36
China 31
GB 27
Australia 22

[jackspratt]

As of a few minutes ago:

[tamada]

4th now

USA 43 medals
France 36
China 31
GB 27
Australia 22

Team GB on a roll, catching up fast.

[tamada]

As of a few minutes ago:

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old news

[Laan Yaa Mo]

Here are some live updates from the Games:

[Doodoo]

update
USA 61 medals
France 41
China 37
GB 33
Australia 27

Still 4 behind

[jackspratt]

Here is the Official medal table from the IOC. https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/medals

They seem to rate gold medals higher than others.

[Whistler]

Australia will drop down the table as the games progress. Many early events are in Australia favourite Olympic sports like swimming, but athletics peak towards the later events and that is not a strength

For a nation of only 26 million, Australia certainly punches well above it weight and should finish in the top 10 easily

[Doodoo]

"The Gracenote Virtual Medal Tally has forecast Aussies to win 54 medals - 15 gold, 23 silver and 16 bronze in Paris."
Double from what they have presently

[Laan Yaa Mo]

Australia will drop down the table as the games progress. Many early events are in Australia favourite Olympic sports like swimming, but athletics peak towards the later events and that is not a strength

For a nation of only 26 million, Australia certainly punches well above it weight and should finish in the top 10 easily

How much money does Australia spend preparing athletes to compete in the Olympics and punch well above their weight?