Kenya tops African Medals Table at Paris Olympics

Kenya has emerged as the top African nation at the Paris Olympics, securing a total of 10 medals, including four gold medals.

Faith Kipyegon and Emmanuel Wanyonyi led the charge, winning gold medals in the 1500m and 800m events, respectively.

Kipyegon’s victory marked her third consecutive Olympic gold in the 1500m, setting a new record time of 3:51.29.

Wanyonyi, just 20 years old, won his first Olympic gold with a personal best time of 1:41.19, becoming the youngest Olympic 800m champion.

Kenya’s dominance in track and field events continued with additional medals from Beatrice Chebet, Mary Moraa, Ronald Kwemoi, and Benson Kipruto.

The only setback for Kenya came when veteran marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge withdrew from the men’s marathon.

African Medals Table

*IOC and Boxing

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved five new sports for inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, but boxing’s future remains uncertain.

The sport is facing scrutiny after a gender eligibility row at the Paris Olympics.

The controversy centers around the International Boxing Association’s (IBA) decision to disqualify two female boxers, Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, from its world championships last year.

The IBA claimed that genetic testing showed the two fighters were men.

But the IOC cleared them to compete and expressed doubts about the IBA’s testing and motivations.

The IOC has warned that boxing’s national federations need to find a new international partner for the sport to be included in the 2028 Olympics.

The current governing body, the IBA, has been frozen out of the Olympic movement due to disputes with the IOC.

Boxing has been a staple of the modern Olympics since 1904, but its future is now uncertain.

The sport’s exclusion from the Olympics would have significant repercussions.

The effects will include loss of funding for national boxing programs and reduced opportunities for boxers to compete on the global stage.

Athletes and officials are calling for the IOC and IBA to resolve their differences and ensure boxing’s continued inclusion in the Olympics.

The IOC will make a decision on boxing’s inclusion in the first half of 2025.

Until then, the sport remains in limbo, its Olympic future hanging in the balance.

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