Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony: The Paris Olympic Games 2024, which lasted for almost three weeks, have come to an end. 22 year old French swimmer Leon Machon has picked up the torch and brought it to the stadium. After this, French President Emmanuel Macron and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach are present in the stadium. Both hugged each other.
After this the closing ceremony started with the national anthem of France. Now fans also want to know who is this 22 year old Leon Mashon and why was the torch handed over to him? Let us tell you that he was the most successful player of Paris Olympics 2024.
Mashon won 2 gold medals in one day
Leon Mashon, who took training from Bob Bowman, the former coach of famous Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, won a total of 5 medals including 4 gold in the Paris Games. July 31 was a very memorable day for Leon Mashon. He won gold medal in 200 meter butterfly and 200 breaststroke.
Let us tell you, with this achievement, Leone has made a 48 year old record in his name. For the first time since 1976, a swimmer won two gold medals in the same day in the Olympic Games. He is also the first French player to win three or more gold medals in swimming.
Defeated 187 countries by winning 4 gold alone
Actually, this time 206 countries and Olympic Committees showed their strength in Paris Olympics for medals. But only 63 of these were successful in winning the country’s gold medal. China and America are at the forefront in this list. During this period only 19 countries have won 4 or more gold medals. Whereas Leon Mashon alone won 4 gold. In this way, Mashon left behind those 187 countries and Olympic Committee, which could not win less than 4 or no gold at all.