Paris: China is leading medal table with eleven gold medals in the Paris Olympics.
The United States of America (USA) is at second place with nine gold medals.
On the other hand the host nation France is on third position with eight gold medals.
Andy Murray bows out of tennis with Paris Olympics defeat
Andy Murray said he was retiring “on my terms” as his trophy-filled career came to an emotional end at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday, closing another chapter on tennis’s golden generation.
The former world number one and three-time Grand Slam title winner slipped into retirement aged 37 when he and Dan Evans lost in the men’s doubles quarter-finals at Roland Garros.
American pair Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul delivered the knockout blow with a 6-2, 6-4 victory on a packed Court Suzanne Lenglen.
Britain’s Murray had already announced that the Paris Olympics 2024 would be his last event. “I’m proud of my career, my achievements and what I put into the sport,” said Murray.
“Obviously it was emotional because it’s the last time I will play a competitive match. But I am genuinely happy just now. I’m happy with how it finished.”
He added: “I’m glad I got to go out here at the Olympics and finish on my terms because at times in the last few years that wasn’t a certainty.”
Just a few hours after Murray had made his exit, he cheekily wrote on X: “Never even liked tennis anyway”.
Career-long rival Novak Djokovic described Murray as “an incredible competitor”.
“One of the greatest warriors tennis has seen. His fighting spirit is definitely something that I’m sure is going to inspire many generations to come,” said Djokovic.
One of the ‘Big Four’ in the sport, Murray joins 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer in retirement after the Swiss great quit in 2022.
Rafael Nadal, the winner of 22 majors but battling more injuries at the age of 38, exited the Paris Olympics on Wednesday and suggested that he had played his last match at Roland Garros, where he won 14 of his Slams.
Injury threatens Novak Djokovic’s Paris Olympics dream
Novak Djokovic faces an anxious wait to find out if a knee injury will derail his Olympic gold medal dream after reaching the semi-finals on Thursday as old rival Andy Murray slipped into retirement.
On a dramatic day at Roland Garros, Zheng Qinwen ended Iga Swiatek’s 25-match unbeaten streak in Paris to become the first Chinese player to reach an Olympic singles final.
Defending men’s champion Alexander Zverev was knocked out and took a bitter swipe at the crammed Games schedule.
Djokovic said he was “hoping for the best” after aggravating his injured right knee, which had required surgery in June, during his 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) win over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter-finals.
The 37-year-old needed on-court treatment and a painkiller after slipping on the baseline of Court Philippe Chatrier.
He recovered from 0-4 and then 2-5 down in the second set, saving three set points in the ninth game, before racing away with the tie-break.
The Serb faces Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti on Friday in the last four.
“I’m concerned about the state of the knee. I have to go and examine it with medical staff and then let’s see,” said Djokovic.
“I’m playing at 7:00 pm tomorrow, which gives me slightly more time. But I’m hoping I can be ready and be optimistic. I have to be.”
The 24-time Grand Slam title winner is still looking for a first Olympic gold medal, having so far managed just a bronze in Beijing in 2008.
He is through to his fourth Olympic semi-final.
Medals table
(Tabulated under country, gold, silver, bronze and total)
China 11 7 5 23
France 8 11 8 27
Japan 8 3 5 16
USA 9 14 13 34
Australia 7 6 4 17
Great Britain 6 7 7 20
South Korea 6 3 3 12
Italy 5 6 4 15
Canada 3 2 3 8
Germany 2 2 2 6
Netherlands 2 2 1 5
New Zealand 2 2 1 5
Romania 2 1 1 4
Hong Kong 2 0 2 4
Azerbaijan 2 0 0 2
Kazakhstan 1 0 2 3
South Africa 1 0 2 3
Croatia 1 0 1 2
Guatemala 1 0 1 2
Uzbekistan 1 0 1 2
Argentina 1 0 0 1
Ecuador 1 0 0 1
Slovenia 1 0 0 1
Serbia 1 0 0 1
Brazil 0 3 3 6
Hungary 0 2 1 3
Kosovo 0 1 1 2
Mexico 0 1 1 2
Switzerland 0 1 1 2
Turkey 0 1 1 2
Ukraine 0 1 1 2
Fiji 0 1 0 1
Mongolia 0 1 0 1
Tunisia 0 1 0 1
India 0 0 3 3
Moldova 0 0 2 2
Austria 0 0 1 1
Egypt 0 0 1 1
Greece 0 0 1 1
Portugal 0 0 1 1
Slovakia 0 0 1 1
Tajikistan 0 0 1 1
