USA edge past China to top medal table, Ireland place 19th

Australia have best-ever Games; Ireland best finish since 1932.

United States' Chelsea Gray (8) celebrates after the women's gold medal basketball game at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

After more than two weeks of frenetic competition across 32 sports involving more than 10,000 athletes, the USA finished the Paris Olympics top of the medal table once again, although they required victory in the final event of the Games to do so.

Ireland finished 19th in the overall table, up from 39th in Tokyo, with a record tally of four golds. It's a first top-20 finish since 1932 (16th).