2024 Olympics July 31: China breaks through, France rises

Day 5 of the 2024 Olympics saw Chinese sports win many gold medals to rise to the top

Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle won gold and broke the world record in the 100m freestyle - Photo: REUTERS

On the 5th day of competition of the 2024 Olympics, the Chinese sports delegation had a strong breakthrough when winning 3 gold medals. The athlete pair Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan were the "openers" for China when they won the women's 10m platform doubles diving event. Next was the gold medal in the women's BMX freestyle event of Deng Yawen. This victory of China is considered a surprise because this girl is only 18 years old and participating in the Olympics for the first time. However, her performance made a strong impression and her score of 92.6 helped Deng Yawen surpass all opponents. But the most impressive gold medal of the day for Chinese sports had to wait until the end of the day to appear. That was the swimming medal of swimmer Pan Zhanle in the men's 100m freestyle event. Pan Zhanly is the reigning world champion in this distance, so his victory did not cause much surprise. But what's special this time is that Pan Zhanly even broke the world record with a time of 46.40 seconds. The 3 gold medals on the 30th of July and the early morning of 1st of August helped China win a total of 9 gold medals at the 2024 Olympics. They rose to the top of the overall rankings after the 5th day of competition. Also on the green track, French swimmer Leon Marchand continued to have an impressive day when he won 2 gold medals in the 200m butterfly and 200m breaststroke. So far, Leon Marchand has won a total of 3 gold medals. He will have one last event, the 200m medley. If he continues to win, he will certainly be one of the best athletes at the 2024 Olympics. The host country France's record so far is 8 gold medals. Japan also achieved this feat, when they won 1 more gold medal in the men's all-around gymnastics event thanks to Shinnosuke Oka. Meanwhile, the US team continued to disappoint when they only won 1 more gold medal in the women's 1,500m freestyle swimming event by Katie Ledecky. Competition day on July 30: 15:44 , 19-year-old Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle won overwhelmingly in the men's 100m freestyle final. With a time of 46.40 seconds, he even set a new world record. The second place was Kyle Chalmers (Australia) and the third place was David Popovici (Romania). For the Chinese team, this is their 9th gold medal at the 2024 Olympics and they continue to rise to the top of the overall rankings.

Pan Zhanle breaks 100m freestyle world record at 2024 Olympics - Photo: AFP

15:39 , Leon Marchand won the second gold medal of the day. The French swimmer did not have much difficulty to win the 200m breaststroke. His time was 2 minutes 05.85 seconds and continued to be an Olympic record. About an hour earlier, Marchand had won the gold medal and also broke the record for the 200m butterfly. The silver medal in the 200m breaststroke was won by Zac-Stubbelety-Cook (Australia) and the bronze medal was won by Caspar Corbeau (France). 2:41 , South Korea won the gold medal in fencing. In the men's team sabre final, the South Korean team defeated Hungary with a score of 45-41. The bronze medal was won by the French team. 2:33 , swimmer Katie Ledecky won the women's 1,500m. She won the gold medal with a time of 15 minutes 30.02 seconds, breaking the Olympic record. Ledecky was 10.33 seconds ahead of second-place Anatasiia Kirpichnikova (15 minutes 40.35 seconds). The bronze medal went to German swimmer Isabel Gose (15 minutes 41.16 seconds).

Katie Ledecky won the women's 1,500m freestyle gold medal - Photo: REUTERS

1:58, Nadal - Alcaraz pair was eliminated. There will be no gold medal for the Spanish men's doubles Rafael Nadal - Carlos Alcaraz, when they lost to the American pair Austin Krajicek - Rajeev Ram (6-2, 6-4) in the quarterfinals.

Alcaraz and Nadal could not fulfill their dream of winning the men's doubles gold medal - Photo: REUTERS

1:42 , Leon Marchand brought back the gold medal for French swimming. In the 200m butterfly final, he had a spectacular sprint to finish ahead of defending champion Kristof Milak (Hungary). Leon Marchand's time was 1 minute 51.21 seconds, a new Olympic record. This is also Marchand's second gold medal at this year's Olympics. Kristof Milak won the silver medal by 0.54 seconds (1 minute 51.75 seconds). The bronze medal was won by Canadian athlete Ilya Kharun (1 minute 52.80 seconds).

Leon Marchand celebrates victory after the men's 200m butterfly final - Photo: REUTERS

1:34 a.m., in Group K of the 2024 Olympic men's badminton event, Le Duc Phat lost 1-2 (21-16, 21-11, 21-12) to the world's 13th-ranked Indian player Prannoy. Le Duc Phat had a very good first game and unexpectedly took the lead. But Prannoy's declining physical strength and class caused the Vietnamese player to accept defeat. This defeat caused Le Duc Phat to stop at the group stage.

Le Duc Phat could not make a surprise against Prannoy - Photo: AFP

1:33 AM , Sweden won the first gold medal. Sarah Sjostrom won the first gold medal in the women's 100m freestyle swimming event. She was led by Torri Huske (USA) after the first 50m, but then had a spectacular acceleration in the last 50m to win spectacularly. Torri Huske could only finish second in regret. The silver medalist in this event was Bernadette Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong. Sarah Sjostram was also the first person to bring home a gold medal for Sweden at the 2024 Olympics. 1:13 AM , the men's all-around gymnastics final ended with the victory belonging to Japanese athlete Shinnosuke Oka with a score of 86.832. He won the gold medal after a dramatic competition with two Chinese athletes, Zhang Boheng (86.599 points) and Xiao Routeng (86.364 points). This is the second time at the 2024 Olympics that Japanese gymnastics has surpassed China. They had previously won the men's team event.

Shinnosuke Oka helps Japan win all-around gold medal at the Olympics for the fourth consecutive time - Photo: REUTERS

This is also the fourth consecutive Olympics in which the all-around gold medal belongs to Japan. The sports delegation also has 8 gold medals at this year's Olympics, equal to China. At 23:31 , Australia won another gold medal in the kayak obstacle race, when Jessica Fox won. This is the second gold medal of this female athlete at the 2024 Olympics.

Currently, Australia has 7 gold medals and is close to the Chinese sports delegation (8 gold medals).

Jessica Fox with her second gold medal at the 2024 Olympics - Photo: REUTERS

21:56, Guatemala wins its first Olympic gold medal in history Adriana Ruano Oliva made history in Guatemalan sports when she became the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal. Runano defeated Italian shooter Silvana Maria Stanco in the trap shooting final. She also set an Olympic record with a final score of 45 points. The previous record belonged to Zuzana Rehak Stefecekova (43 points), set at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Adriana Ruano Oliva made history for Guatemala - Photo: REUTERS

21:00, 61-year-old table tennis player stops at the 2024 Olympics. Xia Lian Ni of the Luxembourg sports delegation is the oldest table tennis player to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Although she lost to 23-year-old Sun Yingsha from China in the round of 32, her journey at the 2024 Olympics is an example for many young athletes to follow. Previously, Xia Lian Ni had a spectacular victory over 31-year-old Sibel Altinkaya (Turkey). The 61-year-old player is of Chinese origin and was part of the Chinese women's team that won the women's team championship at the 1983 World Table Tennis Championships. Xia Lian Ni then settled in Luxembourg and decided to compete for the country. Although she had to stop at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Xia Lian Ni still received a lot of applause from fans and a warm hug from Grand Duke of Luxembourg Gabriel Marie Guillaume.

Tennis player Xia Lian Ni had a great Olympics - Photo: REUTERS

19:00, China has its 8th gold medal at the 2024 Olympics. Athlete Deng Yawen (China) took first place in the BMX freestyle event. She scored 92.6 points, surpassing Perris Benegas (USA) and Natalya Diehm (Australia) to bring home the first gold medal for China in this sport. 18:00, the Dutch men's rowing team won their second consecutive Olympic gold medal. In the men's rowing team event, the Dutch team finished first with a time of 5 minutes 42 seconds, surpassing Italy (5 minutes 44 seconds 40) and Poland (5 minutes 44 seconds 59) to successfully defend their gold medal. Previously at Tokyo 2020, the Dutch team also won first place in this event.

The Dutch men's rowing team won gold at the 2024 Olympics - Photo: REUTERS

17:50, Alex Yee won the 5th gold medal for Great Britain. Alexander Yee brought home the 5th medal for the British sports delegation in the triathlon (swimming, cycling, running). Yee had a very dramatic victory over his opponent Hayden Wilde of New Zealand. He surpassed his opponent when he was only 300m away from the finish line in the running event.

Alex Yee won the first gold medal spectacularly against his opponent New Zealand - Photo: REUTERS

17:08, China won the gold medal in the women's 10m platform doubles diving event. The two athletes Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan (China) scored 359.10 points to surpass Jo Jin Mi and Kim Mi Rae (North Korea) to win the gold medal. This is the 7th gold medal for Chinese sports and they surpassed Japan to take the lead in the overall rankings.

Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan celebrate China's diving gold medal - Photo: GETTY

16:51 , athlete Cassandre Beaugrand (France) shared emotional words after winning the gold medal in the women's triathlon at the 2024 Olympics. "It was the longest journey of my life. I never doubted myself. However, I still could not believe that I was the Olympic champion. I told myself that I had to ask someone to wake me up from this dream" - Beaugrand confided. 16:11, the world's No. 1 table tennis player was eliminated from the 2024 Olympics. The shock took place in the round of 32 of the men's singles table tennis event, athlete Wang Chuqin (China, ranked No. 1 in the world) unexpectedly lost to Truls Moregardh (Sweden, seed No. 19) with a score of 2-4.

Wang Chuqin unexpectedly eliminated early at the 2024 Olympics - Photo: REUTERS

At 3:31 p.m., French athlete Cassandre Beaugrand won the women's triathlon at the 2024 Olympics, thereby winning the gold medal. Her time was 1 hour 54.55 seconds. The silver medalist was Julie Derron (Switzerland) and the bronze medalist was Beth Potter (United Kingdom). Notably, this is a competition that has caused a lot of controversy because the water quality of the Seine River is not guaranteed. Before the competition day, athletes had their training sessions repeatedly canceled due to concerns about pollution.

Cassandre Beaugrand won the women's triathlon - Photo: REUTERS

13:30: Thuy Linh lost to Beiwen Zhang. Nguyen Thuy Linh (ranked 26th in the world) faced Beiwen Zhang (USA, ranked 11th in the world) in the match that decided the ticket to the next round in Group K of women's singles badminton at the 2024 Olympics. In this match, despite her best efforts, Thuy Linh lost 0-2 to Beiwen Zhang with a score of 0-2 (20-22, 20-22).

Thuy Linh stops at the 2024 Paris Olympics - Photo: REUTERS

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In addition, on July 31, the 5th competition day of the 2024 Olympics will continue to witness many exciting finals in swimming, fencing, gymnastics, triathlon, etc. On the 5th competition day of the 2024 Olympics, the US sports powerhouse will have the opportunity to return to the race on the medal rankings. Swimming will have 6 finals in the following events: 100m freestyle for men and women; 200m butterfly for men and women; 1,500m freestyle for women; 200m breaststroke for men.

Thuy Linh lost in the second match - Photo: REUTERS

However, the strong rise of the Australian and Chinese teams in the "green race" promises to create an exciting and dramatic competition day. At the 2024 Olympics, swimming will have 37 sets of medals awarded. In addition to swimming, the 5th competition day will also witness the finals in triathlon (3 events: swimming, cycling, running) in two categories: men's and women's. In addition, there will be the finals in the women's 10m hardboard doubles diving, the men's individual all-around in gymnastics and the men's team sabre final. The qualifying rounds of table tennis, volleyball and badminton will continue.

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