2024 Paris Olympics Highlights #1 Quiz

Answer: China

China won the 10m air rifle mixed team event. Chinese shooters Yuting Huang and Lihao Sheng outscored South Korea's Jihyeon Keum and Hajun Park in the final match. Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev of Kazakhstan claimed bronze.

Answer: France

France upset the favourite Fiji in the gold medal match, when they defeated Fiji 28-7. This was Fiji's first ever loss in Olympic history (this event was introduced in 2016 at Rio). South Africa won the bronze after defeating Australia 26-19.
New Zealand won the women's event when they beat Canada in the gold medal match. USA won the bronze medal.

Answer: Novak Djokovic

Djokovic of Serbia finally won the gold medal when he defeated the 2024 French Open champion Carlos Alcarez of Spain, with a score of 7-6, 7-6. Djokovic started to represent his country in the 2008 Olympic, which he won a bronze medal in this event. He was knocked in the earlier rounds at 2012 and 2016.
Rafael Nadal was the 2008 Olympic champion in this event. He lost to Djokovic in the 2nd round losing 1-6, 4-6.

Answer: China

Chinese player Zheng Qin Wen, seeded sixth, defeated Donna Vekic from Croatia 6-2, 6-3 to win the gold medal. In the semi-final, she upset the number one seed, Iga Siwatek of Poland, winning 6-2, 7-5. Iga Siwatek won the bronze medal.

Answer: Philippines

Philippines created history in artistic gymnastics by becoming the first South-east Asian nation to win gold medal. Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo (born 16 February 2000) who is only 1.5 m in height, won two gold medals in two days. He clinched the gold medal in men's floor exercise on August 3. He followed up with another gold medal in men's vault on August 4.

Answer: Algeria

Kaylia Nemour (born 30 December 2006) of Algeria became the first African gymnast to win a gold medal. She won the women's uneven bars. She finished ahead of Qiu Qiyuan from China and Sunisa Lee from U.S.A.

Answer: Street event (skateboarding)

14-year-old Coco Yoshizawa (born 22 September 2009) won the gold medal. 15-year-old Liz Akama (born 8 January 2009) also from Japan won the silver and 16-year-old Brazilian Rayssa Leal (born 4 January 2008) securing the bronze.

Answer: South Korea

South Korea is a traditional powerhouse in archery at the Olympics. They won all the five events: men's and women's individual, men's and women's team and mixed team. South Korea won 32 gold medals in Olympic history.

Answer: Chinese Taipei

Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin of Chinese Taipei became the first in badminton history to win the men's double twice. They defeated Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang from China after an intense 21-17, 18-21, 21-19 victory.

Answer: Individual foil (fencing)

Cheung Ka Long was the first athlete from Hong Kong to win an Olympic gold medal in fencing at 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He won the gold medal again in individual foil at 2024 Paris.

Hong Kong created Olympic history by winning a second gold medal when Vivian Kong won the women's individual epee.

Answer: Cuba

Mijian Lopez (born 20 August 1982) of Cuba won the 120 kg weight class: 2008 Beijing, 2012 London and 2016 Rio. He won the 130 kg weight class in 2020 Tokyo and his fifth gold medal at 2024 Paris.

Answer: France

France defeated Japan to win their successive gold medal in mixed team event, which was first introduced at 2020 Tokyo. French star judoka Teddy Rinner (born 7 April 1989) won the gold medal in the men's +100 kg class. He also won this event at 2012 London and 2016 Rio. He secured a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.