Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Kahleah Copper, A’ja Wilson, and the United States women’s basketball team were awarded the 2024 Paris Olympics’ final gold medal sealing a 40-40 tie atop the medal count standings with China.It marks the first time in Summer Olympic history that a tie has occurred. The only previous Olympic gold medal tie occurred in the Winter Games in 1948 between Norway and Sweden.However, the United States ran away with the total medal count victory with 126 medals. China finished well behind in second with 91. Great Britain’s 65 medals were good for third overall and the host nation, France, finished with 64 total medals.China won eight golds in diving and five apiece in shooting, table tennis, and weightlifting. It also won three in boxing and two in five additional sports.The majority of the medals for the United States came in swimming (28) and track and field (34).In years past, the U.S. swimmers have dominated the Olympic games but this year, the title belonged to the track and field athletes who won 14 gold medals.The 34 medals won by the track and field team is its best finish in modern Olympics history and the 14 golds were the most in a non-boycotted Olympics since 1968 when they won 15.Noah Lyles highlighted the men’s events winning the 100-meter with the help of a body lean in a photo finish.
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 04: Noah Lyles of Team United States celebrates winning the gold medal in the Men’s 100m Final on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on…
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 04: Noah Lyles of Team United States celebrates winning the gold medal in the Men’s 100m Final on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on Aug., 4, 2024 in Paris, France.
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Gabby Thomas led the U.S. to wins in the women’s 4×400 and 4×100 to end the American’s dominant run at this year’s games.Swimming had a down year. Typically, the United States wins around 10 gold medals and this year they won eight. Bobby Finke was the only male American swimmer to win gold and it was in the last event, the 1500-meter freestyle.Women’s gymnastics had the third-highest gold medal count with the team all-around, individual all-around, and women’s vault.Simone Biles won the two individual gold medals but the women’s meet has been overshadowed by the International Olympic Committee’s announcement on Sunday that the bronze medal given to American gymnast Jordan Chiles in the floor exercise at the Paris Games will be awarded to her Romanian counterpart Ana Bărbosu.Men’s and women’s basketball swept the gold medals, fencing and wrestling each had two first-place finishes.With the Olympic Games coming to a close, the United States will now look ahead to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. In 1984, the last time the Summer Olympics were held in L.A., the Americans won their most total medals with 174.
