The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris ended last Sunday (11/08). It was a fantastic show with great athletes from all over the world. These people fought for their countries and Brazil tried to do his job. It was a story of superation, discipline, focus, patriotism, where their work gave them an honor medal.
In Paris, Brazil ranked 20th in the medals table, with three gold, seven silver and ten bronze medals. The women's participation in the olympic games was very important, if it wasn't for them, the country wouldn't get any gold. They got three and changed the scoreboard, benefiting all the group in France this year.
This olympic games was marked by gender equality with the same number of masculine and feminine athletes competing. Brazil did even better, the country put more women than men, 163 - 126 precisely, showing the world the importance of such matters, that they are equals and deserve the same rights.
There wasn't any government program to put more women in the games, they got there because of their hard work, and had a better performance in the competitions which gave the place for the Olympic Games in Paris. This means that they confirm their potential, and contribute to Brazilian sports and society.
With 20 medals in the 2024 Olympic Games, this was considered the second best campaign of Brazil, losing only to the Games in Tokyo in 2020, when the country delegation got 21 medals. The female athletes got more than the masculine sports team. This never happened before, a change set for Brazil and the world.
The winning modalites were artistic gymnastics, and judo, with four medals each, including gold for Beatriz Souza and Rebeca Andrade. The third gold medal was for beach volleyball, with Ana Patrícia and Duda. This Olympic Games brought an unprecedented achievement, with the silver medal for race walking (Caio Bonfim).
In relation to team sports, Brazil won a silver medal in feminine soccer. They didn't get in the finals in 16 years and conquered a great achievement. The group of feminine volleyball team stood out also and got a bronze medal in 2024. Isaquias Queiroz got a silver medal in speed canoeing, in the C1 1000m, a great athlete.
In addition, Alison Santos, also known as Piu, got into the semifinals of the 400 meters without barriers and conquered the bronze medal repeating the same results of the Tokyo Olympic Games four years ago. Brazil also got two silver medals in surf, with Gabriel Medina and Tatiana Weston-Webb, making history in Paris.
Another new modality which surprised everyone in Paris, Skate, brought two medals for Brazil this year. On the female street, Rayssa Leal won the bronze medal. She became the youngest athlete of all times to conquer two different medals in two olympic games, after the silver one in Toquio. Augusto Akio got a bronze medal.
This year Brazil won only one medal in Boxe. Bia Ferreira was favorite to win the gold medal, but was defeated in the semi finals by the irish Kellie Harrington. She ended up with the bronze medal, and became the biggest medalist on her modalite. In taekwondo Edival Pontes also got a bronze medal in Paris.