2024-08-07 23:46:40
Monday, August 05, 2024 – 06:17 WIB
Spanish badminton player Carolina Marin was injured while leading her match against He Bing Jiao in the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Marin retired, and will also be unable to compete for the bronze medal. Photo: Luis Tato/AFP
jpnn.com – PARIS – Indonesia opened the floodgates for the 2024 Paris Olympics thanks to Gregoria Mariska Tunjung who contributed a bronze medal in the women’s singles badminton event.
Jorji – Gregoria’s nickname, won bronze even before the match for third place and the final match for that number was held.
This was because Spanish women’s singles player Carolina Marin was injured when facing He Bing Jiao (China) in the semifinals.
Marin did not continue the match, retired, and decided not to play in the bronze medal match.
As of Monday (5/8) at 05.47 WIB, Indonesia was ranked 61st in the medal standings for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Same as Indonesia, Malaysia also collected one bronze, also from badminton (men’s doubles).
Among Southeast Asian countries, Indonesia and Malaysia are still below the Philippines (ranked 21st) which has won two gold medals.
The top position is now occupied by the incumbent United States with 19 gold, 26 silver and 26 bronze.
Fiercely, the US leads the medal standings for the 2024 Paris Olympics, only ahead of China in the number of silvers.
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