Paris 2024 Olympics: Stats and Facts!

Paris has hosted the Olympics twice before in 1900 and 1924. An estimate of 10,500 athletes are expected to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics — and for the first time ever, the split will be 50% men and 50% women. Those 10,500 athletes will compete in 32 different sports and 329 medal events across 39 venues.  

The Games will include one brand new sport: Breaking. It is an urban dance style originated in New York City and was added for the Paris Olympics in December 2020.

What is the smallest country to compete in the Olympics?

Nauru, a tiny Pacific Island nation northeast of Australia, boasts the smallest population of any country competing in the Olympics. With a mere 12,100 residents, Nauru holds this unique distinction.

Which countries to have never win an Olympic medal?

There are more than 60 countries that have never earned an Olympic medal. Some of the larger, more notable countries never to medal include Bolivia, Cambodia, Honduras, Nepal and Yemen.

Which country has the most Olympic medals?

Team USA reigns supreme in the Olympic medal count, boasting a whopping 3,105 medals according to Olympedia.org. This dominance extends across all three categories: gold, silver, and bronze. As of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the U.S. has collected a staggering 1,229 gold medals, followed by 1,000 silver and 876 bronze.

Germany trails closely behind with 1,211 total medals, though they fall short in gold with 384. The Soviet Union, despite no longer existing, holds the third-place spot with 1,204 total medals and 473 gold. Rounding out the top five are France (1,039 medals) and Great Britain (1,036 medals).

Which sport has the most Arab participation?

Arab athletes made a strong showing at the Paris 2024 Olympics, particularly in Athletics with 62 athletes followed by Aquatics Sport with 37 competitors. Below is a detailed table of the Arab Athletes per sport according to the number of Quotas and Medal events.

Sport	Medal Events	Olympic Quotas (Including Refugee)	Arab Athletes
Aquatics	49  -        35 swimming, -        8 diving, -        2 artistic swimming, -        2 Open Water, -        2 water polo	Swimming: 854 Diving:  128 Artistic:  96 Open water: 44 Water polo: 264 (22 teams)	Swimming: ALG:2 | BRN: 2| EGY: 2 IRQ: 1 | JOR: 2 | KSA:2 KWT: 2 |LBA: 2 | LBN: 2 MAR :2 | OMA : 1 | PLE : 2 SUD : 2 | QAT : 1 | SYR :1 TUN : 2 | UAE : 2 | YEM : 1 Diving: EGY: 4 Artistic: EGY: 1 Team Open Water:  TUN: 1
Archery	5	128	EGY: 2 | TUN: 1
Athletics	48	1810	ALG: 8 | BRN: 9 | EGY: 6 IRQ: 1 | KUW: 2 | LEB: 1 LYB: 1 | MAR: 13 | OMA: 1 PLE : 2 | QAT : 8 | YEM : 1 KSA : 3 | SUD : 1 | SYR : 1 TUN : 3 | UAE : 1
Badminton	5	173	ALG: 2
Basketball	4	288 Basket: 24 3x3: 8	SSUD:1
Boxing	13	248	ALG: 5 | EGY: 3 | JOR: 3 MOR: 3 | PLE: 1 | TUN: 1
Breaking	2	33	MOR: 2
Canoeing	16 (10 sprint, 6 slalom)	Slalom: 82 Sprint: 236	ALG: 1 | TUN: 1 | MOR: 1
Cycling	22 -        12 track, -        4 road, -        2 BMX freestyle, -        2 BMX racing, -        2 mountain biking)	Road cycling: 180 BMX: 48 Mountain bike: 72	ALG: 2 | EGY: 3 | MOR: 2 UAE: 1
Equestrian	6 -        2 dressage, -        2 eventing, -        2 jumping	200: -        75 for jumping, -        65 for eventing -        60 for dressage	EGY: 1 |MOR: 2 | KSA: 3 SYR: 1 | UAE: 3
Fencing	12	212	ALG: 4 | EGY: 16 | KUW: 1 LEB: 1 | MOR: 2 | TUN: 2
Field hockey	2	384 (24 teams)	*
Golf	2	120	MOR: 1
Gymnastics	18 -        14 artistic gymnastics, -        2 rhythmic gymnastics, -        2 trampoline	318	ALG: 1 | EGY: 10 | JOR: 1 SYR: 1
Handball	2	336 (24 teams)	EGY: 1
Judo	15	372	ALG: 3 | BRN: 1 | EGY: 2 LEB: 1 |  MOR: 2 | TUN: 2 UAE: 6
Modern pentathlon	2	72	EGY: 4
Rowing	14	502	ALG: 2 | EGY: 3 | KUW: 1 LBY: 1 | MOR: 1 TUN: 3
Rugby	2	288 (24)	*
Sailing	10	330	ALG: 1 | EGY: 2 | KUW: 1
Shooting	15	340	ALG: 3 | EGY: 11 | LEB:1 LBY: 1 | MOR: 1 | OMN: 1 PLE: 1 | QAT: 2 | TUN:1 YEM: 1
Skateboarding	4	88	MOR: 1
Football (Soccer)	2	504 (28 teams)	MOR | EGY | IRQ
Sport climbing	4	68	*
Surfing	2	48	MOR: 1
Table tennis	5	172	ALG: 2 | EGY: 6 | JOR: 1 LEB: 1
Taekwondo	8	128	EGY: 3 | JOR: 4 | LEB: 1 MOR: 2 | PLE: 1 | KSA: 1 TUN: 4
Tennis	5	172	TUN: 1 | LEB: 1 + Team EGY: 1
Triathlon	3	110	MOR: 1
Volleyball	4 -        2 volleyballs, -        2 beach volleyball	288 (24 teams)	EGY: 1
Weightlifting	10	120 + 2 R	ALG: 1| BRN: 2 | EGY: 5 LBA: 1 | QAT:1 | SYR: 1 TUN: 1 | IRQ: 1
Wrestling	18 -        12 freestyle wrestling, -        6 Greco Roman	288 + 2 R	ALG: 8 | BRN: 1 | EGY: 11 MOR: 1 | TUN: 4

Arab countries have collectively won 73 medals in nearly a century of Olympic competition. With increased investment in sports development and athlete training, how many more medals Arab nations are aiming to collect in the upcoming Olympic games.