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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The U.S. won the XXXIII edition of the Olympic Games on Sunday in Paris, but it was just by the skin of their teeth.<\/p>\n

They topped the 2024 Games medals table by winning 40 gold medals after the final of the last event of the Games was decided on Sunday.<\/p>\n

But they only finished above China by virtue of winning more silver medals than the Asian giants, scooping 44 while their foes had 27.<\/p>\n

China were the last team apart from the U.S. to top the standings when they did it on home soil at the 2008 Beijing Games.<\/p>\n

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The U.S. women\u2019s basketball team helped to seal their country\u2019s dominance by edging hosts France to win the final gold medal of the Games.<\/p>\n

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Americans also won the most total medals with 126 to China\u2019s 91, after winning 42 bronze medals as against China\u2019s 24.<\/p>\n

Japan were third with 20 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze for a total of 45, while Australia were in fourth place with 18 gold, 19 silver and 16 bronze for a total of 53.<\/p>\n

Hosts France was in fifth place with 16 gold, 26 silver, and 22 bronze, totalling 64.<\/p>\n

However, only 12 African teams made it to the medals table.<\/p>\n

Kenya led the lot after garnering four gold, two silver and five bronze for a total of 11 to finish in 17th place.<\/p>\n

Other African countries which made the medals table include Algeria who were placed joint 39th with two gold and one bronze for a total of three.<\/p>\n

The others are South Africa in joint 44th with a total six medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze), and Ethiopia in 47th with a total of four (1 gold, 3 silver).<\/p>\n

Egypt and Tunisia were joint 52nd with a total of three medals each, comprising one gold, one silver and one bronze medal.<\/p>\n

Botswana and Uganda were also on joint 55th with two medals each, made up of one gold and one silver medal.<\/p>\n

Morocco was placed 60th with one gold and one bronze for a total two, while Co\u0302te d\u2019Ivoire were in 84th place alongside Cape Verde and Zambia with one bronze each.<\/p>\n

NAN reports that Nigeria did not however make the medals table at the Games which had 205 countries participating.<\/p>\n

The next edition of the Games is scheduled for 2028 in Los Angeles in the U.S.<\/p>\n

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