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LONDON: Arab athletes representing Bahrain, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan and Qatar secured 17 medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics, falling one short of the record 18 won at the Tokyo Games in 2020.
The world’s largest sporting event ended on Sunday.
Bahrain led with four medals — two gold, one silver and one bronze.
Algeria followed with three medals — two gold and one bronze. Egypt and Tunisia each claimed three medals, with one gold, one silver and one bronze apiece.
Morocco earned two gold and one bronze, placing fourth, while Jordan came next with one silver. Qatar finished in sixth place with one bronze medal.
The medals were won in athletics, weightlifting, wrestling, artistic gymnastics, boxing, fencing, taekwondo, modern pentathlon and football.