Here are five takeaways from Day Eleven at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

A 14-year-old gets gold

The women's park skateboarding final at the Place de la Concorde on Day Eleven of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be a night that a certain 14-year-old will never forget.

Australian Arisa Trew, who turned 14 in May, clinched gold to become the youngest medallist at Paris 2024 beating out competition from Japan's eventual silver-medalist Cocona Hiraki in the final.

Last year, Trew became the first woman to land a 720 in competition and in Mayshe then became the first woman to land a 900. The same month, the Australian skating superstar was named Action Sportsperson of the Year at the 25th Laureus Awards in Madrid.

“It was just crazy and so exciting,” Trew said after the medal ceremony. “I couldn’t believe it when I knew that I was the winner of the Olympics. This being my first Olympics – it’s just insane.”

Tony Hawk, who pioneered the sport, was in the stands to watch the iconic night. “She’s leading the way of what’s possible in skateboarding and in women’s skateboarding,” he said. “And we’re just lucky to have her. That run right there could have won any event.”

Hocker's final thrust upsets favourites

The 1500m was somewhat billed as a battle between Norway's 23-year-old Jakob Ingebrigtsen and 25-year-old Josh Kerr of Team GB with both talking up their chances before the event commenced with the former confidently describing it as a "walk in the park".

Ingebrigtsen was looking to retain the gold medal he won in Tokyo and Kerr was looking to build on the gold medal he won at the 2023 World Championships but neither expected the outcome that befell them in 1500m at Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The winner was Cole Hocker of the United States who surprised almost all in the Stade de France by overtaking the two favourites on the final straight to clinch gold and set an Olympic record in the process. 

Ingebrigtsen took the lead early on setting the pace at the front of the pack but biding his time Hocker found his way towards the front of the twelve runners to make his way to the fore at the very last stretch and register a time of 3:27.65.

Dutch delight in cycling sprint

Following a record-breaking event at the women's sprint team finals on Day Ten when Great Britain, New Zealand and Germany all consistently lowered the world record at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome, Day eleven saw more world records set at the velodrome.

This time Great Britain had to settle for silver in the men's sprint team finals after an incredible performance from the Dutch trio of Roy Van den Berg, Harrie Lavreysen and Jeffrey Hoogland saw them set a new world record and reaffirm their dominance on the track. 

Their time of 41.191 at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome is now a new Olympic record and a new World record. 

An unsuspected Olympic guest far away from Paris

With all the athletes continuing to astound in the capital of France, a special shoutout has to go to a surprise appearance from a whale almost 10,000 miles (15,700 km) away from Paris in Teahupo’o.

As Costa Rica's Brisa Hennessy and Tatiana Weston-Webb from Brazil competed in their semifinal match, a whale breached a short but safe distance away giving photographers and spectators an unforgettable moment of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games moment.

So, who's at the top of the medal table at the end of Day Eleven?

Having trailed the People's Republic of China by one gold on Day Ten, the United States of America took a two-gold medal lead on Day Eleven with 24 golds and an impressive total medal count of 86.

People's Republic of China now sit second with 22 gold medals and 59 overall while Australia make up the top three someway behind the top two with 14 of their 35 medals gold. 

Host nation France is close behind Australia with 13 gold medals but a higher total medal count of 48 and Great Britain is just behind France with twelve gold medals, 15 silver medals and 19 bronze medals.

Bring on Day Twelve!