Medal Count 2024 Olympics: Updated Standings, Highlights After Day 13
If you're an ardent follower of the ever-changing medal count at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Day 13 brought some drama.
As the morning began, the United States sat atop the leaderboard in both gold and overall medals. Early on Thursday, however, China jumped ahead of Team USA on the gold tracker.
But that advantage would not last.
American stars Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Grant Holloway backed up big expectations on the track, and Tara Davis-Woodhall did the same in long jump. In the process, the U.S. both reclaimed the lead in golds and reached the 100-medal mark on an eventful night in France.
Updated Medal Standings
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Medal Count
1. United States (103 total medals, 30 gold)
2. China (72 total medals, 28 gold)
3. France (53 total medals, 14 gold)
4. Great Britain (51 total medals, 13 gold)
5. Australia (43 total medals, 18 gold)
Full medal standings at NBCOlympics.com. The medal count will be updated once Day 13 has officially concluded.
Remaining Thursday Medal Events
Women's Boxing (75kg) Semifinals (losers split bronze medal)
Men's Boxing (51kg) Final
Women's Boxing (54kg) Final
France Sets Up Shot at History
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Given the United States' historical dominance, it's no surprise that other Olympic host nations have never won a men's basketball gold. Only at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1996 Atlanta Games has it been done.
Never has anyone else had a chance at that, either.
France, however, is officially the first non-U.S. host to reach the men's basketball final. Guerschon Yabusele scored a team-high 17 points for France, which overcame a rough day from Victor Wembenyama and pulled out a 73-69 triumph over Germany.
Germany fell behind 66-53 in the fourth quarter but mounted a serious charge, cutting the deficit to 70-68 in the final minute. France survived the closing stretch, though, and is back in the gold-medal game.
France will take on the United States in the gold medal game following the Americans' dramatic come-from-behind win against Serbia.
Lyles Medals, Misses the Double
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Generally speaking, the Olympics is a time for national celebration about any medalโand a little air of superiority for the United States because it traditionally wins the count at the Summer Games.
This year, however, we have a little USA-on-USA crime.
Back in August, American sprinter Noah Lyles took aim at NBA teams calling themselves the world champion. While the NBA is clearly the sport's top league, it doesn't formally play, for example, the EuroLeague winnerโwhereas track athletes such as Lyles regularly compete in international competitions.
Memorably, he said: "World champion of what? The United States?"
As you can imagine, there may be some NBA players with, um, reactions to Lyles finishing third in his specialty run, the 200-meters. He took bronze after Botswana's Letsile Tebogo and USA teammate Kenny Bednarek and ahead of U.S. runner Erriyon Knighton.
Still, it's a great accomplishment for Bendarek and Lyles, who earlier won the 100-meter sprint and apparently ran sick.
U.S. Golds in Hurdles
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How about a world record? Yeah, that'll do.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone headed to Paris as the undeniable front-runner in the 400-meter hurdles and showed exactly why on Thursday. She broke her own world record (for the fifth time), charging across the finish line in 50.37 seconds ahead of U.S. teammate Anna Cockrell.
Dutch star Femke Bol secured the bronze, narrowly preventing an all-USA podium in front of Jasmine Jones.
Minutes later, a couple of U.S. men added to the tally.
As teammate Daniel Roberts took silver, 110-meter hurdle favorite Grant Holloway surged to an emphatic gold. Holloway didn't set a world recordโbummerโbut improved on his silver from the Tokyo Games.
Oh, and he gave the United States its 30th gold in Paris.
