Paris Olympics: Top five stories from day 15 of the 2024 Games (2024)

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Skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing and breaking were four non-traditional sports that captivated audiences at the Paris Games. Breaking, also known as break dancing, made its Olympic debut. Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing all first appeared at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing and breaking were four non-traditional sports that captivated audiences at the Paris Games. Breaking, also known as break dancing, made its Olympic debut. Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing all first appeared at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Here is a list of locations that will be hosting the Paris Olympic Games this 2024: Stade de France: Located in Paris's Saint-Denis district, this iconic stadium will be welcoming audiences to enjoy a jaw-dropping opening ceremony, as well as a closing ceremony to see off the games once they come to an end.

Team GB have won all of the medals they are able to win at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. After two weeks of competition there is no more Great Britain can do. Team GB have won all of the medals they are able to win at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. After two weeks of competition there is no more Great Britain can do.

The U.S., which became the first country to top 3,000 Olympic medals during the 2024 Summer Games, earned more medals in Paris than it did in Tokyo. Athletes from the U.S. took home 126 total medals this year, topping China (91), Britain (65) and France (64).

Meanwhile, some other sports that were featured at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Games past, including baseball, softball and karate, will not make an appearance in Paris this year. Here's what to know about the sports coming and going from the Paris 2024 Summer Games.

Breaking makes its Olympic debut, while surfing and skateboarding return for their second Games along with sport climbing and 3x3 basketball.

While team GB does not reward their athletes, many other countries do. The US awards $37,500 to every gold medallist, $22,500 for silver, and $15,000 for bronze. France awards significantly more, with its gold medallists receiving €80,000 ($87,627), €40,000 ($43,900) for silver, and €20,000 ($22,000) for bronze.

Britain finished seventh on the Olympic medal table as Paris 2024 wrapped up on Sunday. Team GB won 14 golds while their 65 total medals were the third-most of any team, behind the United States and China and one ahead of hosts France.

Great Britain won 14 golds, 22 silvers and 29 bronzes in Paris, matching their total medal haul from London 2012. It is also the joint-third-highest tally for Team GB at a single Games behind Rio 2016 (67 medals) and London 1908 (146).

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The United States and China will both end the Paris Olympics with 40 gold medals each.

Michael Phelps: 23 gold (28 total)

Phelps has more gold medals and more total medals than any athlete in the history of the Olympic Games.

The modern pentathlon is an Olympic multisport that currently consists of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, laser pistol shooting, and cross country running. Equestrian will be replaced by a form of obstacle course racing after the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon is an Olympic multi-sport that consists of five disciplines in four events: fencing, swimming, equestrian show jumping, and running and shooting.

Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut at the 2026 Winter Games. It will feature three events - men's and women's sprints, and a mixed relay.

The IOC cited the absence of the best players as the main reason for baseball being dropped from the Olympic program. In contrast, Nippon Professional Baseball has allowed its players to compete in the Olympics, and paused its 2021 season for the duration of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021).