At the Olympic Games, American swimmer Michael Phelps and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt are prominent in records, records to be broken as they are made, and many records are challenging for athletes at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, many of which may be broken. , new athletes will make history.
Leading American swimmer Michael Phelps remains the most successful athlete in Olympic history with 28 medals, including 23 gold medals.Michael Phelps won his 23rd career Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Rio Games. The extraordinary American swimmer claimed a single Olympic record 8 golds at the 2008 Beijing Games, Phelps has won more than 80 percent of the events in his Olympic career. Her 28 medals are more than that. The previous record holder for most career medals was former Soviet Union gymnast Larisa Latynina, who won 18 medals (9 gold) from 1956 to 1964. Phelps’ dominance remains unmatched.
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt’s three career Olympic gold medals in the 100 meters is the most ever, his Olympic record of 9.63 seconds at the 2012 London Games still challenges other athletes. bettered his previous record time of 9.69 seconds set in The Jamaican sprinter also holds the world record in the 100m, clocking 9.58 seconds at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.Bolt holds the top 2 times in Olympic history and the world record in the 100m dash. He also holds the Olympic and world records for the 200m dash.
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci has won 5 Olympic gold medals, the International Gymnastics Federation changed its 10-based scoring system in 2006, eliminating the possibility of a perfect 10, American gymnast Mary Lou Retton in 1984. Having recorded perfect 10s on the floor exercise and vault at the Los Angeles Olympics, Komaneki will always be ranked first.
South Korea’s Kim Eun-mi is the youngest athlete to win gold At the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics, South Korean speed skater Kim Eun-mi won gold in the women’s 3,000-meter relay, at the age of 13 and 86. of the day. Yun Mi is the youngest Olympic gold medalist in history. The International Skating Union has raised its minimum qualifying age to 15 to protect the development of young athletes.
Table tennis made its Olympic debut at the 1988 Seoul Games, with China dominating the event by winning 32 of the 37 gold medals available, with China’s nearest rival South Korea winning three gold medals in the event.
The United States made history at the 2016 Rio Olympics, becoming the first country to collect 1,000 gold medals since the first modern Olympics began in 1896. The U.S. leads the 2024 Paris Games with 1,183 gold medals (2,985). It is followed closely by the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation with 473 gold (1,204). The Americans won 239 medals (78 gold, 82 silver, and 79 bronze) at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics.
In 776 BC, spectators witnessed a simple race in the Greek city of Olympia, thus beginning the Ancient Olympic Games. Spectators were involved. Then, in a few centuries, the Olympics became more than just a race, more sports were added, and Olympia established strict rules and regulations. They used to compete in the intense heat of the southern part. Like today’s athletes, they competed in wrestling, javelin throwing, boxing and long jumping. However, ancient athletes also competed in chariot races. Although the primary purpose of the ancient games was sport, they also included the philosophies of justice, peace, progress and education that are the values of the current Olympic era.
The current series of modern Olympic Games began in Athens in 1896, credited to Pierre Coubertin, a French baron who saw the value of multinational sports competition.
The torch relay was not part of the ancient Olympic Games, but today the Olympic torch is the centerpiece of the opening ceremony of the Games. And then it is delivered to the host country before the Games, this time the same happened in Paris Olympics Games.
