Mutaz Barshim high jump

At the Paris 2024 Olympics, the United States secured its eighth consecutive women's 4x400m relay victory, bringing their athletics medal tally to 14, with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Gabby Thomas leading the team to a gold-winning time of 3:15.27. The men's 4x400m relay also saw the USA triumph, as Rai Benjamin held off Botswana's Letsile Tebogo to win in an Olympic record of 2:54.43. In the men's high jump, Qatari legend Mutaz Barshim concluded his Olympic career with a bronze medal, clearing 2.34m, thus becoming the first high jumper to win medals across four Olympic Games. New Zealand's Hamish Kerr won gold in a jump-off against the USA's Shelby McEwen, both clearing 2.36m. Barshim's achievement makes him Qatar's most decorated Olympian, with a total of four medals. His Olympic journey came to a close after a stellar career, marked by three consecutive world titles and a gold from Tokyo 2020.