European teams were rewarded for their success at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 during the ANOC Awards 2024 in Cascais, Portugal on 30 October.
Hosted following the first day of the ANOC General Assembly, European nations were successful in four of the five team categories, while the French National Olympic Committee (NOC) were crowned the Outstanding NOC at Paris 2024.
French NOC President David Lappartient collected the award after seeing the hosts enjoy their most successful Olympic Games for more than a century in front of raucous home crowds, winning 64 medals including 16 golds.
In the Female Team category, the Italian volleyball team’s memorable victory was recognised, after they went through the entire tournament without dropping a set to win the country’s first ever Olympic gold medal in the event.
Denmark’s dominant men’s handball team overcame Germany in the final to win the gold medal for the second time in three Olympic Games, having had to settle for the silver after losing to France in Tokyo 2020. They earned the Best Male Team award for their achievements.
Great Britain’s team sprint cycling team of Katy Marchant, Sophie Capewell and Emma Finucane broke the world record three times in Paris and were named the Best Female Team in an Individual Sport, while Austrian sailing duo Lara Vadlau and Lukas Mähr were crowned the Best Mixed Team in an Individual Sport for their mixed dinghy success.
The full list of ANOC Awards 2024 winners:
- Best Female Team of Paris 2024: Italy Volleyball
- Best Male Team of Paris 2024: Denmark Handball
- Best Female Team in Individual Sport of Paris 2024: Great Britain Cycling – Team Sprint
- Best Male Team in Individual Sport of Paris 2024: Japan Artistic Gymnastics
- Best Mixed Team in Individual Sport of Paris 2024: Austria Sailing – Mixed Dinghy
- Best Female Athlete of Paris 2024: Julien Alfred (St Lucia)
- Best Male Athlete of Paris 2024: Letsile Tebogo (Botswana)
- Outstanding Sporting Career – Female: Lisa Carrington (New Zealand)
- Outstanding Sporting Career – Male: Ma Long (China)
- Outstanding NOC of Paris 2024: French Olympic Committee
- Contribution to the Olympic Movement: Anita DeFrantz
