"Everybody say thank you to women for carrying medal count on their backs"-Fans react as USA tops the medal tally at Paris Olympics 2024

By Soumik Bhattacharya

Modified Aug 11, 2024 18:53 GMT

As the Paris Olympics 2024 finally comes to a close after two weeks of sporting royalty, it also leads to the conclusion of yet another successful campaign by the United States Olympic team. The 33rd edition of the quadrennial event saw the US top the medal tally with 126 medals including 40 gold, 44 silver, and 42 bronze.

The United States 2024 Olympic campaign at the French capital also saw a profound contribution from the women athletes. Participants such as Gabby Thomas, Sha'Carri Richardson, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in track and field; Simone Biles, Suni Lee in gymnastics; Katie Ledekcy, and Gretchen Walsh in swimming are a few among the US female athletes who performed brilliantly at the Paris Olympics 2024.

Owing to the significant contribution of the women athletes in the USA's medal tally at the 2024 Paris Olympics, numerous fans have taken to X to highlight this fact. One of the fans stated:

"The women really put Team USA on their back"

"USAs medal count without the women of our country" wrote another fan.

"Women dominated - and especially Black and Brown women in sports that historically have not been diverse. That representation matters. See it, be it! So important to continue creating opportunities for EVERYONE!" wrote another.

Here are a few other reactions on X:

"Huge shoutout to the WOMEN of #Olympics @TeamUSA, who continue to lead the nation with strength, dignity, and grace" wrote a fan.

"Everybody say thank you to the women’s teams for carrying the medal count on their backs" another netizen stated.

"The United States was carried by women to achieve the medal counts" wrote another.

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A look at some of the memorable outings from the US Women at the Paris Olympics 2024

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone at the 2024 Paris Olympics (Source: Getty)

The 2024 Paris Olympics saw numerous memorable performances from the US women athletes. In gymnastics, 27-year-old Simone Biles clinched three podium finishes (including team all-around) along with a silver medal. Besides, Suni Lee also played her part for the US side with a gold and two bronze medals.

Katie Ledekcy again proved her dominance in the swimming circuit with two gold, one silver, and one bronze medal. Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske also had impressive outings in Paris and concluded the event with four and five medals respectively. In fact, Huske was also the most successful US women's participant in the 33rd Olympic Games.

The women's track and field events saw dominant performances from athletes such as Gabby Thomas (Women's 200m gold, 4x100m, 4x400m relay gold) and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (Women's 400m Hurdles and 4x400m relay gold), and Sha'Carri Richardson (Women's 100m silver and Women's 4x100m gold).

Another impressive performance from the US women in the 2024 Paris Olympics came from Lee Kiefer who successfully defended her title in women's individual foil fencing.