In 2024, many records were broken and new ones were established in various sports and events around the world. The 33rd edition of the Olympics, held in Paris, France, brought together a remarkable gathering of talented athletes. They not only elevated the sports culture but also astonished the world with their impressive achievements in various competitions. (Year-Ender | More Sports News)
Let's dive into the numbe🐭r games🌳 and see 25 records and feats which amazed the world
1. Highest Number Of Tickets Sold In Olympics
The Paris Olympics saw more than one million tickets sold for athletics events which is the highest number ever for the sport at an Olympic Games. This is a big achievement for the beautiful city of Paris which successfully hosted the 33rd edition of the Olympics in 2024.
2. Pan Zhanle Improves His World Record
China's Pan Zhanle improved his world record in the men's 100m freestyle category in Swimming with 46.40 seconds in the Paris Olymꩲpics 2024. He improved his own record of 46.80 seconds made in Doha earlier in February.
3. Bobby Finke Sets New WR
Bobby Finke from the United States O♚f America (USA) set a new world record in the men's 1500m freestyle in 14:30.♉67 seconds. He broke the 12-year-old records of San Yung Of China (14:31.02 seconds).
4. Armand Duplantis In Pole Vault
Sweden's Armand Duplantis improved his own record 𒆙in the Pole Vault by touchingﷺ 6.25m after securing a gold in the Paris Olympics 2024.
5. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of the USA improv🅺ed her own record in the Women's 400m hurdles category. She 🌼completed her race in 50.37 seconds improving her previous best record of 50.65 seconds which she achieved in Eugene in June 2024.
6. India Win An ICC Trophy After 11 Years
The Indian men's cricket team won their first ICC trophy in 11 years by defeating South Africa in the 🅘final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados, under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. After facing years of disappointment, India finally secured a much-awaited trophy in 2024.
7. India's Highest T20I Total
Indian cricket team recorded their highest T20I total this year in October against Bangladesh when they made 297/6 while batting first in Hyderabad. Sanju Samson played a 111-run knock in just 47 balls. The second-best total came one m𝓰onth later in November when Men In Blue made 283/1 against South Africa in Johannesburg.
8. 800 Runs In A Test Inning After 27 Years
England made 823/7 dec against Pakistan in the firs🅰t Test match of the bilateral series when the English team visited Pakistan in O🎃ctober. Joe Root and Harry Brook played mammoth innings to help the visitors win the match in Multan.
9. Harry Brook Hits Triple-Ton
Harry Brook hit the 32nd triple ton in Test cricket when he made 317 ru𒀰ns against Pakistan in Multan. This was the first triple-century in Test cricket after David Warner's 335 not out against Pakistan in Adelaide in 2019.
10. 4th Highest Partnership In Test Cricket
Joe Root and Harry Brook added 454 runs for the fourth wicket against Pakistan in the Multan Test which became the fourth-largest partnership for any wicket in Test cricket. Joe Root made 262 runs 🐓whereas Brook made 317 runs in their first innings.
11. Highest First-Class Total In 2024
The highest total in first-class cricket came from Nagaland in the Ranji Trophy 2024 Plate Group. In the match against Mizoram, Nagaland's Chetan Bist made 304 not out to take his team's total to 736/7 dec in the first innings. The match ended in a draw but i𝕴t was the highest total in any first-class cricket match in 2024 in the world.
12. India Women Record Highest Total In Tests
India women's cricket team crossed the 600-run mark for the first time in women's cricket and recorded the highest total in Women's Tests ꦗwhen they posted 603/6 dec against South Africa women in Chennai in June which India won by 10 wickets.
13. India Women's Highest ODI Total
India women's cricket team recorded their highest ODI total when they scored 358/5 against West Indies women in Vadodara on December 24. India women won the match by 115 runs in which Harleeཧn Deol hit her maiden ODI century. Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal and Jemimah Rodrigues also scored half-centurion knocks.
14. Vinicius Wins The Best Men's Player Award 2024
Vinicius Junior won the Best FIFA Men's Player Award. At The Besꦇt FIFA Football Awards 2024, he was named the world's best male player by FIFA. He missed the Ballon d'Or award for 2024 when Rodri was given the award for which Real Madrid boycotted the ceremony.
15. Ronaldo Becomes First Man To Score 900 Goals
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score 90🎃0 career goals, achieving this feat in a UEFA Nations League match against Croatia by scoring the winning goal in the 34th minute.
16. Rodri Wins Ballon D'Or
Spanish midfielder Rodri won his first Ballon d'Or award in 2024 after Real Madrid boycotted the ceremony, citing discrimination against Vinicius Junior. The Manchester City player collected the award using crutches as he was recovering from an ACL ♔inju𝓡ry.
17. Lionel Messi - Most Appearance In CONMEBOL Copa America
Lionel Messi became the player with the most appearances in the history of the CONMEBOL Copa America. He surpassed Sergio Livingstone's decades-old record in𓆏 the opening matc💟h of the 2024 tournament.
18. Karlos Nasar - Men's 89kg Weightlifting
Bulgaria's Karlos Nasar broke his own world record when he lif💫ted 224kg in the clean and jerk event in the 𝕴89kg category during the Paris Olympics 2024. His previous record was 213kg.
19. Emiliano Hernandez - Modern Pentathlon
Emiliano Hernandez of Mexico recorded 720 points by 9:40.80 in the laser run to win the gold medal in t💞he Paris Olympics 2024. He broke the world record of Czechia's Martin Vlach of 716𝓀 points, 9:44.80.
20. India Men's & Women's Win Hockey Champions Trophy 2024
The men's and women's teams of India both secur💎ed gold medals in the 2024 AFC Champions Trophy. The men's team defeated the host nation, China, with a score of 1-0 in the final, which took place in Hulunbuir. Meanwhile, the women's team also triumphed over China in their final, held in Rajgir, Bihar.
21. Australia Set New World Record In Track Cycling
Australian men's track cycling team set a new world record in the team pu💫rsuit event when they recorded 3:40.730s during the Paris Olympics 2024. They broke the previous world record of Italy (3:42.032s) which came during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
22. Ravichandran Ashwin Retires
One of Indian cricket's backbone for the past 13 years, legendary spinner Ravichandran ✃Ashwin retired from all forms of cricket during the Border-Gvakaskar Trophy in Australia. He hung his boots with the second-most wickets in Test cricket by an Indian.
23. Lim Sihyeon - Women's Archery
Lim Sihyeon of the Republic of Korea set a world record in 🐈the women's 70m 72 arrows round by gaining 694 points. She broke the record of her compatriot Chaeyoung Kang who h෴ad 692 points.
24. India's Most Successful Paralympics Campaign
India achieved its most successful Paralympic campaign to d♏ate at the 2024 Paris Games, where athletes secured a record-breaking 29 medals—7 gold, 9 silver, and 13 bronze.
25. Back-to-back Olympic Medal In Athletics For India
India secured their first back-to-back Olympic medal in ꧙Athletics when Neeraj Chopra secured a silver medal in the men's javelin throw event in the Paris Olympics 2024. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won the gold in the competition.
