This article celebrates the achievements of African athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, highlighting significant milestones and record-breaking performances.
Ivory Coast winger Simon Adingra, Paralympian Raoua Tlili and cyclist Biniam Girmay all had reason to celebrate over the past 12 months. As 2024 draws to a close, Biniam Girmay will be among the Africans proudly reflecting on etching their names into sporting history. The Eritrean cyclist enjoyed unprecedented success at the Tour de France, before the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics provided other memorable landmarks for the continent.
Ivory Coast's footballers ultimately delivered on home soil, yet South Africa's cricketers will be among those mulling over missed chances. Meanwhile, Letsile Tebogo became the first athlete from Botswana to top the podium as well as Africa's first Olympic sprint champion, setting a new continental record of 19.46 seconds as he Barriers were broken in basketball as Nigeria's women became the first African side to reach the Olympic knockout stages, while South Sudan's appearance brought pride to the world's youngest nation. One third of the continent's 39 medals were gold, while Nada Hafez epitomised the Olympic movement's spirit when the At the Paralympics, Raoua Tlili continued her global dominance - with her F41 discus and shot put titles making her Tunisia's most-decorated Para-athlete with 10 medals earned across five different editions of the Games.There was history for Mauritius too, as Yovanni Philippe won the island nation's first Paralympic medal when he took bronze in the men's T20 400m.Girmay has cemented himself as the poster boy of African cycling over the past three years and broke further barriers at the sport's highest level., and two more stage victories helped him capture the green jersey for the highest points scorer - a first for anyone from the continent. Cycling-mad Eritrea is also beginning to dominate at continental level, with the small East African nation finishing top of the medal table at October's African Road Championship
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