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Paris Olympics: French swimmer Leon Marchand won more medals than 187 countries | News India

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The Olympic Games also witness great performances in sports or statistics. The Paris Olympics is no exception. An athlete has performed so well in the Paris Olympics that if he is placed in front of the medal list of countries around the world, his number will be more than 187 countries.

France's star swimmer Leon Marchand has won five medals including four gold medals in the Paris Games. This was his second Olympics. Lyon won four gold medals in individual events. He won a silver medal in the 4 by 100 middle relay. Only 19 countries have won more than four gold and one silver medal in the Paris Olympics. If we look at the performance of Asian countries, only Japan, South Korea and Uzbekistan have won more gold medals than Lyon. India could not win a single gold medal. A total of 204 countries participated in the Paris Games, out of which 91 won gold medals. Compared to India, Pakistan won one gold medal this time.