Azerbaijan ranks 28th in medal standings at 2024 Summer Olympics

Azerbaijan ranks 28th in the medal standings at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

The Azerbaijani team has grabbed two gold, two silver, and two bronze medals, Caliber.Az reports citing the local media.

Azerbaijani judokas Hidayat Heydarov (73 kg) and Zelym Kotsoiev (100 kg) have won gold medals at the Olympics. Taekwondo athlete Gashim Magomedov (58 kg) and boxer Alfonso Dominguez (92 kg) won silver medals, while Greco-Roman wrestler Hasrat Jafarov (67 kg) and freestyle wrestler Giorgi Meshvildishvili grabbed bronze.

Moreover, the medal standings are as follows: Ukraine, with 3 gold, 5 silver, and 4 bronze medals, is in 21st place; Iran, with 3 gold, 5 silver, and 2 bronze, is in 22nd place; Georgia, with 3 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze, is in 24th place; Türkiye, with 3 silver and 5 bronze, is in 64th place; and Armenia, with 3 silver and 1 bronze, is in 66th place.

The top three in the medal standings are China (39 gold, 27 silver, 24 bronze), the US (38 gold, 42 silver, 42 bronze), and Australia (18 gold, 18 silver, 14 bronze).

The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the 33rd Olympiad and branded "Paris 2024," is an international multi-sport event that runs from July 24 and will conclude on August 11 in France.

The Paris Olympics saw the return of sports such as baseball/softball and karate, which were introduced in Tokyo 2020. New additions included skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing, and breaking (breakdancing), reflecting a trend towards youth-oriented and urban sports.