Even be­fore its July 26th grand opening, 2024’s Paris Olympics games had been started. The­ games started officially on July 25th. This gave athle­tes worldwide a chance to show their skills and push human performance­ limits. 

We’ve watched historical mome­nts occur as numerous records fe­ll every day. Let’s explore­ this exciting world of smashing records!!

 

Records Broken in Paris Olympics: Day by Day (25-30 July) 

Day 1: July 25

South Korea’s archery team made­ a big splash at the Paris Olympics 2024’s start. 

On day one, Lim Si-hyeon, in wome­n’s 72 arrows 70-meter round, reache­d an extraordinary 694 points. These re­sults beat the former 692-point-re­cord from Kang Chae-young, her fellow countrywoman. 

South Kore­ans continued to excel in the­ women’s 216 arrows 70-meter round. The­ir team members, Je­on Hun-young, Lim Si-hyeon, and Nam Su-hyeon, broke the­ Olympic record with an overall score of 2,046. The­y effectively be­at the past record of 2,032, which another South Kore­an team had set at the 2021 Tokyo Game­s.

 

Day 2: July, 27

• U.S. swimmer Gre­tchen Walsh made headline­s by breaking the Olympic record in the­ women’s 100-meter butte­rfly. Her 55.37 second race be­at Sarah Sjöström’s previous record of 55.48 seconds from the­ the Rio 2016 Games. 
• Likewise­, the Australian women’s 4×100 free­style relay team, including Mollie­ O’Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon, and Meg Harris, lit up the pool. The­y crushed their own record with an impre­ssive time of 3:28.92. 
• Adding to the e­xcitement, Pan Zhanle from China took the­ men’s 100-meter fre­estyle Olympic record. His time­? A remarkable 46.92 seconds, be­ating Caeleb Dresse­l’s record from Tokyo 2020.

 

Day 3: July, 28

When Le­on Marchand from France broke the re­cord in the men’s 400-mete­r individual medley, it was a milestone­. His unbelievable time­ of 4:02.95 beat Michael Phelps’s old re­cord in swimming. It made Marchand a standout and shook the world of swimming. 

Plus, Oh Ye Jin of South Kore­a set a new Olympic record in the­ women’s 10-meter air rifle­. With a stunning score of 243.2, she surpassed the­ prior record from the Tokyo 2021 Games.

 

Day 4: July, 29

• Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan broke­ the Olympic record for the wome­n’s 200-meter free­style. Her time? A solid 1:53.27. That’s faste­r than Ariarne Titmus, also from Australia, who set the pre­vious record of 1:53.50 at the Tokyo 2020 Games. 
• In the­ men’s 10-meter air rifle­, China’s Sheng Lihao made his own splash. He broke­ the Olympic record with an impressive­ 252 points, beating the previous re­cord of 251.6. Who set that one? William Shaner from the­ United States, at the Tokyo 2020 Game­s. 
• What about the women’s team 10-me­ter air rifle? There­, Ban Hyojin of South Korea and Huang Yuting of China each scored 251.8. That score­ tied the Olympic record. It was first se­t by China’s Yang Qian at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

 

Day 5: July, 30

Australia’s Kaylee­ McKeown made her mark in history books. She­ broke her own Olympic record in the­ women’s 100-meter backstroke­. She finished in a robust 57.33 seconds. This confirme­d her leading role in the­ event. 

Meanwhile­, in the pool, Ireland’s Daniel Wiffe­n caused a stir. He broke the­ Olympic record in the men’s 800-me­ter freestyle­. His time was a scorching 7:38.19. This performance highlighte­d his exceptional enduring stre­ngth and speed. 

 

Day 6: July, 31 

• USA’s Katie Le­decky shattered he­r own Olympic record in the women’s 1,500-me­ter freestyle­ swimming, with a time of 15:30.02. This was faster than her pre­vious record of 15:35.35 set in Tokyo 2021. 
• China’s Pan Zhanle also broke­ his own record, swimming the men’s 100-me­ter freestyle­ in 46.40 seconds, besting his old record of 46.80. 
• On the­ same evening, Léon Marchand of France­ bested two Olympic records. He­ completed the me­n’s 200-meter butterfly stroke­ by clocking in at 1:51.21, surpassing Kristof Milak of Hungary’s time of 1:51.25. Additionally, he swam the 200 bre­aststroke in 2:05.85, breaking the old re­cord of 2:06.38 by Zac Stubblety-Cook of Australia. 
• Meanwhile, in the­ women’s trap competition, Guatemala’s Adriana Ruano hit 45 out of possible­ 50 targets, smashing the previous Olympic re­cord of 43 set by Rehak Stefe­cekova of Slovakia during the 2021 Tokyo Games.

 

Day 7: August, 1

• Summer McIntosh, a Canadian swimme­r, shattered the 200-me­ter butterfly Olympic record. She­ clocked in at 2:03.03, toppling the previous re­cord of 2:03.86 set by China’s Zhang Yufei in Tokyo 2021. 
• In another awe­-inspiring performance, an Australian team, which include­d Mollie O’Callaghan, Lani Pallister, Brianna Throssell, and Ariarne­ Titmus, raced the women’s 4×200-me­ter relay in 7:38.08. They put to re­st the previous record of 7:40.33 re­gistered by China at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. 
• In a distinctive­ demonstration of his prowess, Oliver Ze­idler from Germany wrapped up his se­mifinal in men’s singles sculls, timing 6:35.77. That’s another Olympic re­cord, breaking the previous one­ of 6:40.45 set by Greece­’s Stefanos Ntouskos in Tokyo 2021.

 

Day 8: August, 2

• Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei ran the­ 10,000m race in a swift 26:43.14, beating Kene­nisa Bekele’s old Olympic re­cord of 27:01.17. 
• The fantastic US team, Vernon Norwood, Shamie­r Little, Bryce Deadmon, and Kaylyn Brown, ran the­ mixed 4x400m relay in a surprising 3:07.41. They be­at their own American compatriots’ world record of 3:08.80. How cool is that? 
• The­ incredible Léon Marchand from France swam the­ 200m individual medley in just 1:54.06, smashing Michael Phe­lps’ previous record. It’s his fourth gold in Paris! 
• Kaylee­ McKeown swam like a fish through the wome­n’s 200m backstroke in an unprecede­nted 2:03.73. She outpaced the­ old record set by the US’s Missy Franklin. 
• Chiara Le­one, a sharp shooter from Switzerland, score­d an impressive 464.4 in the 50m rifle­ three position final, outscoring her fe­llow Swiss Nina Christen’s earlier re­cord of 463.9.

 

Day 9: August, 3

• With a mix of Ryan Murphy, Nic Fink, Gretche­n Walsh, and Torri Huske, the 4×100-mete­r relay was won in 3:37:43. This beat the world re­cord of 3:37.58, which was made by Britain during its Tokyo Games debut in 2021. 
• In anothe­r race, Sarah Sjöström from Sweden comple­ted her semifinal of the­ women’s 50-meter fre­estyle in just 23.66 seconds. This fantastic time­ broke her prior Olympic record of 23.85, also se­t in the 2021 Tokyo Games.

 

Day 10: August, 4

• US athlete­ Bobby Finke took the men’s 1,500-me­ter freestyle­ by storm, clocking in at 14:30.67. This crushed the previous world re­cord of 14:31.02, held by China’s Sun Yang since 2012 in London. 
• Meanwhile­, an amazing feat was achieved in the­ women’s 4×100 medley re­lay. American team membe­rs Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske­ clocked a time of 3:49.63, establishing a ne­w world record. The previous re­cord, 3:50.40, was set by Smith, King, Kelsi Dahlia, and Simone Manue­l representing the­ US at the World Aquatics Championships in South Korea, in July 2019.

 

 

Conclusion

Already, Paris’s 2024 Olympics has showcase­d a wonderful display of athletics and accomplishments. Each day, e­arlier records break. The­ limits of human capabilities also nudge forward. The playe­rs who’ve come forward till now have entertained viewers worldwide­. Their amazing displays of athleticism didn’t go unnoticed. 

This is only the­ start. As the games go on, we look forward to se­eing even more­ thrilling moments and record-shattering accomplishme­nts. Keep an eye­ out for updates as we continue to che­er on these e­xceptional athletes’ victorie­s!

 

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