Let’s gather those 2024 Paris Olympic Games: Medals Updates (Recap on 2024 Paris Olympic: Medals Updates – Badminton, Rowing and Surfing) as we stay tuned with all the funs happening in Paris.
Badminton
2024 Olympic Updates: Badminton
Women’s Doubles
China’s Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan won gold in the women’s doubles badminton event at the Olympics in Paris. They defeated Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning with a score of 22-20 21-15. Japan’s Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama won the bronze medal with a comfortable win over Malaysia’s Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan. This is China’s second gold medal of the Olympics this year and their first since the London 2012 Olympics. The match was intense from the beginning, with Liu and Tan dominating with their powerful shots on the first serve. Overall, China has secured 20 gold medals since the sport was introduced in 1992 in Barcelona.
Women’s Singles
South Korea’s An Se-Young won gold in the women’s badminton singles event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. She defeated China’s He Bing Jiao in a series of games, securing her status as the top player. This marks South Korea’s first gold medal in the event since 1996. Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung won the bronze medal due to an injury.
Rowing
Women’s Single Sculls
Dutch rower Karolien Florijn won gold in the women’s single sculls Olympic final, and then with New Zealand’s Emma Twigg taking silver and Lithuania’s Viktorija Senkute taking bronze. Next, Florijn gradually pulled away over the final 500 meters to secure victory by 1.86 seconds. This is the Netherlands’ sixth rowing medal of the Games, and indeed the most they have ever won in one Olympics and their first ever medal in this event. Twigg obviously becomes the oldest woman (37) to win an Olympic medal in these events. And in addition to the whole fun, Lithuania won its first medal of these Olympics, and American Kara Kohler finished in fifth place. Interestingly, the race was won by Florijn’s brother, Finn, earlier in the week.
Surfing
Women’s Surfing
Interestingly, Caroline Marks won gold in the women’s surfing gold medal match against Tatiana Weston-Webb. Marks outsmarted her opponent with superior skill and intuition, capitalizing on optimal waves in a scorching heat. Marks narrowly won by a slim margin, scoring a crucial wave as the clock ticked down to tie the game. Her final wave was the highest of the day, remarkably securing her victory over France’s Johanne Defay and avenging her teammate Carissa Moore.
However, the women were hoping for spectacular waves, but the first major score opportunity didn’t come until nearly halfway through the gold medal final. Marks seized the opportunity, entering with a delayed drop that allowed her to position herself perfectly in the barrel. Her strategy became clear, recognizing the limited availability of hollow swells and focused on priority throughout the latter part of the final. With another narrow victory under her belt, Marks joyfully returned to shore on the backs of her coaches, draped in the American flag as an Olympic champion.
Men’s Surfing
Surprisingly, Kauli Vaast won gold in the men’s Olympic surfing competition in Teahupo’o. Despite low scores in the semifinals, Vaast showed off his skills and astonishingly claimed a 9.50 in the final round. Robinson responded with a 7.83, but Vaast vehemently added another impressive score of 8.17. Robinson had to score two more excellent rides to challenge Vaast for the top spot on the scoreboard. However, Vaast clearly let out all his feelings when the whistle blew, bringing gold back to the small island in the Pacific.
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