The Olympics are a global sporting event that brings together athletes from all around the world to celebrate achievement United and competition and it originated in ancient Greece in 1896 the summer and winter Olympics alternate every two years showing a variety of sports these events push athletes to their limits and attract millions of viewers from all around the world .The 2024 olympics have come to an end and he has taken the lead for the most medals. They took 126 total and had a tie with China for gold but had the most in silver putting them on top followed by China and then Japan . More than 50 athletes with Indiana connections competed in the Olympics from July 27-Aug. 11. If Indiana was its own country, it would have finished 11th in medal count with 28. Carmel high school’s very own Alex Shackell qualified for the 200 butterfly and 4×200 freestyle, then wound up competing in a third event, the 4×100 medley. “It was crazy,” Shackell said of holding her Olympic medals for the first time. Simone Biles is now the most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympic history. Her four medals she won in Paris include team gold, all-around gold, vault gold, floor silver and this brought her to 11 total medals, seven of which are gold.Beating the previous record held for 28 years of seven .