The Paris Olympics will witness a number of historic moments for countries that entered Olympic history "for the first time".
We review the most prominent first achievements of some countries during the Olympics:
An Arab country will achieve its first Olympic medal in the football competition, the most popular sport in the Arab world, which has eluded the Arabs, but with Egypt and Morocco qualifying for the semi-finals, the bronze medal, at least, has become guaranteed for an Arab country.
The Philippines achieved its first medal in gymnastics, through Carlos Yulo, who won the gold medal in floor gymnastics in an amazing way on Saturday.
The Republic of Ireland achieved its first medal in gymnastics, thanks to its shining star Rhys McClenahan, who dominated the vault competition.
Guatemala achieved its first gold medal in its history, thanks to the rifle shooting champion Adriana Ruano, who could not hold back her tears when she heard the Guatemalan national anthem in the Olympics for the first time in history.
The small island of Saint Lucia celebrated its new champion in the 100-meter race, the runner who surprised the world on Saturday, Jolene Alfred.
Dominica, a Caribbean island with a population of just 70,000, also won its first medal in history, thanks to a gold medal won by its triple jump champion.
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