The Paris Olympic Games 2024 end on Sunday and for the first time in modern Olympic history, Finland has failed to pick up a single medal. Despite some stand-out performances from a number of Finnish competitors — including 13-year-old skateboarder Heili Sirviö and boxer Pihla Kaivo-oja — Finland's long and proud medal record has come to an end. The unwelcome statistic was confirmed on Sunday morning when marathon runner Camilla Richardson — the last Finn to compete at this year's games — finished 65th in the women's event. Finnish athletes have previously found a place on the podium at every Olympics since the London games of 1908. Coincidentally, Finland's best ever medal haul at an Olympics was at the 1924 games, exactly 100 years ago, which was also held in the French capital. Finns took home 14 golds, 13 silvers and 10 bronze that year for a grand total of 37 Olympic medals. The medal tally has been more modest in recent years, with Finland picking up just two medals at the Tokyo games in 2020, one at Rio 2016 and three at London 2012. Finland's last gold medal came at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and the only time Finland's medal haul has reached double figures since the 1950s was at the 1984 games in Los Angeles. While the trend has been going downwards for decades, the failure to secure a single medal at Paris 2024 will raise questions about issues including government funding, how Finland manages and promotes high-performance sports, as well as the declining interest young people have in physical activities. article by yle news

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The Paris Olympic Games 2024 end on Sunday and for the first time in modern Olympic history, Finland has failed to pick up a single medal. Despite some stand-out performances from a number of Finnish competitors — including 13-year-old skateboarder Heili Sirviö and boxer Pihla Kaivo-oja — Finland's long and proud medal record has come to an end. The unwelcome statistic was confirmed on Sunday morning when marathon runner Camilla Richardson — the last Finn to compete at this year's games — finished 65th in the women's event. Finnish athletes have previously found a place on the podium at every Olympics since the London games of 1908. Coincidentally, Finland's best ever medal haul at an Olympics was at the 1924 games, exactly 100 years ago, which was also held in the French capital. Finns took home 14 golds, 13 silvers and 10 bronze that year for a grand total of 37 Olympic medals. The medal tally has been more modest in recent years, with Finland picking up just two medals at the Tokyo games in 2020, one at Rio 2016 and three at London 2012. Finland's last gold medal came at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and the only time Finland's medal haul has reached double figures since the 1950s was at the 1984 games in Los Angeles. While the trend has been going downwards for decades, the failure to secure a single medal at Paris 2024 will raise questions about issues including government funding, how Finland manages and promotes high-performance sports, as well as the declining interest young people have in physical activities. article by yle news

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