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There were tons ofmoments to remember from Paris 2024, but one thing that stuck out to us?
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Women athletes were doing somereallyamazing things at these Games.
In fact, that number would have placed themthirdamong all countries in the medal table.
And it wasnt just with Team USA athletes, either.
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According to the IOC, this year marked the first games with equal numbers of male and female participants.
Here are just 10 of the ways women made history at the Paris Games.
Lauren Scruggs becomes the first Black American medalist in womens individual fencing.
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Growing up in fencing, no one really looked like me, she said in an interview withABC News.
My success has helped break stereotypes about what Black people can do and who can be a fencer.
Thea LaFond leaps toward Dominicas first-ever Olympic medal.
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Cindy Ngamba gets the Refugee Olympic Team onto a podium.
Boxer Cindy Ngamba won bronze in the 75kg semifinals against Panamas Atheyna Bylon.
Ngamba, a lesbian, is a refugee from Cameroon, where same-sex relationships are criminalized.
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She has received asylum in the UK, but her citizenship is still pending.
Katie Ledecky becomes the most decorated US female Olympian.
I would love to compete in Los Angeles in 2028,Ledecky told SELF before the Games.
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I know that that is several years away at this point, so Ill take it year by year.
USA womens rugby advances to its first medal matchand takes home some hardware.
This year, the womens team didnt just make it to the finals, they won a bronze medal.
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Two all-around gymnastics champs compete against each other for the first time.
The womens all-around gymnastics final was a cant-miss event.
Lee won gold three years ago in Tokyo, and Biles was the 2016 champion in Rio.
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And Paris was a comeback of sorts for both athletes.
This year, both were backand in peak form.
Biles topped the podium at the all-around event while Lee took bronze, with Brazils Rebecca Andrade winning silver.
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Julien Alfred sprints toward the first-ever medal for Saint Lucia in a thrilling final.
Sprinter Julien Alfred outran gold-medal favoriteShacarri Richardsonin the womens 100-meter final.
Amit Elor becomes Team USAs youngest wrestler to win gold.
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Im still in disbelief, Elor said after the match, perTeam USA.
I think I have a little bit of impostor syndrome.
Team USAs 4x400 relay team sets a new American record.
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What made it even more amazing?
Lynzee Brown becomes the first gymnast to represent Haiti at the Games.
Until this year, Haiti had never been represented on the Olympic beam, bars, or floor.
US-born Lynzee Brown changed that as the first member of Team Haiti to compete in artistic gymnastics.
For Brown, representing her fathers country at the Games was a dream come true.
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