2024-08-19 23:16:48
Yasmani Acosta’s silver medal made our country climb the medal table, where it appears as the second best-placed country in South America.
The silver medal that conquered Yasmani Acosta This Tuesday allowed the Team Chile climb several positions in the medal table for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The Greco-Roman wrestler fell in the final to the multi-champion of the discipline, the Cuban Mijaín López, who became the first athlete to achieve five consecutive gold medals in the five-ring event.
In this way, Yasmani Acosta obtained the second best participation of Team Chile in Paris 2024, placing himself behind Francisca Crovettowho conquered the gold medal in skeet shooting after 16 years of drought.
In this context, both medals position Chile in the 33rd place in the Olympic medal tablewhich he shares with Denmark and Ugandawho also have one gold and one silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The countries leading the medal table for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
For now, the Olympic medal table is headed by USA with 22 gold medals, 31 silver and 29 bronze, for a total of 82 medals.
In second place is Chinawhich has 22 gold medals, 20 silver medals and 16 bronze medals, which translates into a total of 58 awards.
Australia completes the podium with 14 gold medals, 12 silver and nine bronze, adding up to a total of 35 medals.
While the local, France, It is in fourth position with 13 gold medals, 16 silver and 19 bronze, for a total of 48 medals.
This is Chile’s position in the Olympic medal table
Regarding the representatives from South America, Brazil It is the best-placed country, since it is in 17th place with two gold, five silver and six bronze, for a total of 13 medals.
At the regional level, after Brazil are Chile, Argentina, Ecuador and Colombia.