France's Simon Delestre with horse I Amelusina R 51 competes in the equestrian's jumping individual final during the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, in the western outskirts of Paris, on Tuesday. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP via Getty Images)
More gold medals were handed out on Monday as the final week of the 2024 Paris Olympics continued, as well as heightened expectations for what’s possible for an athlete.
Armand Duplantis, from Sweden, set a world record in the pole vault final, jumping 6.25 meters (~20.5 feet) and won a gold medal in the process. Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade and Italian gymnast Alice D’Amato both won their first gold medals of the games after struggling to make the top of the podium in earlier events. Andrade placed first in the women’s floor final, while D’Amato won the women’s balance beam final.
Later in the day, many eyes were on the new fastest man in the world, Noah Lyles, as he won his heat for the 200-meter race — securing him a spot in the final on Wednesday.
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The United States is still in the lead with 79 total medals, but the People’s Republic of China is now leading the way with 22 gold medals.
Armand Duplantis, of Sweden, competes in the men's pole vault final at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday in Saint-Denis, France. (David J. Phillip/AP)
Germany's Yuan Wan eyes the ball during her women's table tennis singles match in the team round of 16 between the U.S. and Germany at the 2024 Paris Olympics at the South Paris Arena in Paris on Tuesday. (Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images)
Valentin Bontus of Austria in action during men's kite sailing in Marseille, France on Tuesday. (Lisi Niesner/Reuters)
Team Spain's Sara Ouzande, Estefania Fernandez, Carolina Garcia Otero and Teresa Portela compete in the women's kayak four 500m heats of the canoe sprint competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Vaires-sur-Marne during the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday. (Olivier Morin/AFP via Getty Images)
Cuba's Mijaín López, right, and Azerbaijan's Sabah Shariati compete during their men's Greco-Roman 130kg wrestling semifinal match, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday in Paris. (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)
Ethan Hayter, Oliver Wood, Daniel Bigham and Ethan Vernon, all from Britain, are in action during the 2024 Paris Olympics at the track cycling — men's team pursuit, qualifying round at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France, on Monday. (Matthew Childs/Reuters)
Italy's Daisy Osakue practices ahead of the women's discus throw final at the 2024 Paris Olympicsat Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on Monday. (Pawel Kopczynski/Pool via AFP via Getty Images)
Gold medallist Armand Duplantis of Sweden celebrates after vaulting a new world record of 6.25 meters in the 2024 Paris Olympics men's pole vault final at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France on Monday. (Lisa Leutner/Reuters)
Hao Chang, Yu Feng, Ciyue Wang, Liuyi Wang, Qianyi Wang, Binxuan Xiang, Yanning Xiao, Yayi Zhang, all of China, perform during the 2024 Paris Olympics in artistic swimming — team technical routine at the Aquatics Centre, Saint-Denis, France on Monday. (Xia Yifang/Pool via Reuters)
Australia's Arisa Trew competes in the women's park skateboarding prelims during the 2024 Paris Olympics at La Concorde in Paris on Tuesday. (Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images)
New Zealand's Max Brown, Grant Clancy, Kurtis Imrie and Hamish Legarth compete in the men's kayak four 500-meter heats at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Tuesday in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. (Lindsey Wasson/AP)
Alina Grijseels of Germany in action with Orlane Kanor of France during the 2024 Paris Olympics in handball — women's quarterfinal — France vs Germany in Lille, Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Villeneve-d'Ascq, France on Tuesday. (Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)
Tatiana Weston-Webb, of Brazil, left, reacts as Brisa Hennessy, of Costa Rica, drops in on her during the semifinal round of the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. (Ben Thouard/Pool via AP)
Keely Hodgkinson of Britain celebrates after winning gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics in women's 800m final at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France on Monday. (Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters)
Italy's Giovanni Tocci competes in the men's 3m springboard diving preliminary at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Tuesday in Saint-Denis, France. (Lee Jin-man/AP)
Laila van der Meer and Bjarne Bouwer of Netherlands are in action during the 2024 Paris Olympics in sailing — mixed multihull in Marseille Marina, Marseille, France on Tuesday. (Lisi Niesner/Reuters)
A member of the Spain team performs during the 2024 Paris Olympics in artistic swimming — team technical routine at Aquatics Centre, Saint-Denis, France on Monday. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)
Germany's left back Xenia Smits (center) is challenged by France's left back Orlane Kanor (left) and France's centre back Tamara Horacek during the women's quarter-final handball match between France and Germany of the 2024 Paris Olympics, at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, northern France, on Tuesday. (Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images)
Hao Liu and Bowen Ji of China are in action during the 2024 Paris Olympics in sprint canoe — men's canoe double 500m heats at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium — Flatwater, Vaires-sur-Marne, France on Tuesday. (Yara Nardi /Reuters)
Britain's Erin McNeice competes in the women's sport climbing boulder semi final during the 2024 Paris Olympics at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue in Le Bourget onTuesday. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)
Italy's Giovanni Tocci competes in the men's 3m springboard diving preliminary during the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on Tuesday. (Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Images)
Belgium's Timothy Herman competes in the men's javelin throw qualification event at the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on Tuesday. (Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)
Egypt's Mohamed Gabr (red) wrestles Abubakar Khaslakhanau (blue) in their men's Greco-Roman 97kg wrestling quarter-final match at the Champ-de-Mars Arena during the 2024 Paris Olympics, in Paris on Tuesday. (Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images)
Team USA's Sam Kendricks celebrates winning the silver medal after the men's pole vault final at the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on Monday. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images)
