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The West African giants, who jumped four places and into the top 10 of the rankings, sealed a rookie Group Phase victory, racked up two wins for the first time, and also became the first African nation (men or women) to compete in the quarterfinals at the Olympics.

D’Tigress found early momentum for their historic accomplishments by beating Australia on opening day in Lille, but their opponents recovered impressively to take the bronze medal. Now the Opals can also celebrate moving up to second place in the rankings.

France leapt four places and into third spot after their captivating run to the final. Roared on by the passionate home fans, they only lost by a solitary point to the USA as they attained a silver medal to equal their best ever result at the Games.

Germany also made history and rolled into the quarterfinals on their Olympic debut, having amassed two Group Phase wins. As a result, they have rocketed up eight places and into 13th place in the rankings.

Another accomplishment came from Serbia, who were also Quarter-Finals participants at Paris 2024. They have improved their standing in the rankings with an upward move from 10th to 9th place.

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