PARIS (AP) — The race to win the most gold medals at the Summer Olympics continues. Paris Olympics It ended in 40-40 draw Between China and the United States.

But the United States topped the medal table with 126 medals, compared to China’s 91. In Tokyo, the United States also outscored China in medals, finishing with 113 medals overall and 39 gold, compared to China’s 89 medals, including 38 gold.

Who was supposed to top the medal table at the Paris Games?

According to Gracenote from Nielsen Virtual Medal Table According to projections that have combined the results of major competitions since the Tokyo Olympics, the top five countries in terms of total medals in Paris will be: the United States (112 total medals); China (86); Britain (63); France (60); and Australia (54).

The United States of America was in the lead. Medal tableHowever, the United States and China managed to increase their gold and overall medal tallies.

Japan proved the hypothetical forecasters wrong after sneaking into third place with 20 gold medals out of 45 it won.

France and Australia were in the top five as expected, but the opposite is true.

Ski star Keegan Palmer Australia moved up to fourth place with 18 gold medals out of 53, while France came in fifth with 16 gold medals out of 64.

Britain won more medals than in Tokyo – 65 to 64 – but fewer golds and were seventh overall behind the Netherlands.

Here’s a closer look at some countries:

Big win for China as team dominates diving

When Cao Yuan defended his men’s 10m platform title on Saturday, he gave his country a Unprecedented sweep of gold medals in diving.

China won all eight gold medals handed out at the Olympic Aquatics Centre.

China won five gold medals in shooting, table tennis Weightlifting, with China winning the team event in table tennis giving the country the top spot. 300th gold medal in Olympic history.

The United States has won a lot of gold medals, but it will not win any in women’s water polo.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levron She broke her own world record. In the 400-meter hurdles, the United States has won 14 gold medals in athletics.

Noah Lyles wins historically close men’s race 100 meter raceGabrielle Thomas won the women’s 200m. Quincy Hall won the men’s 400m at the Stade de France, which is used to hearing the American national anthem.

Gymnastics star Simone Biles In addition to her growing fame, she won four more medals, and the swimmers, led by another Olympic great, Katie LedeckyShe won eight gold medals.

the Men’s Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams won their tournaments, each defeating France in the final. The U.S. women overcame the biggest challenge in their unprecedented run to eight consecutive Olympic gold medals by beating France 2-1. Win 67-66 To conclude the competition at the Paris Olympic Games.

But the US women’s water polo team I came home empty handed After high expectations.

France exceeds expectations

Led by a brilliant performance by Leon Marchand, who finished the Games with five medals in total, the French won one more gold than in Atlanta in 1996 and nearly doubled their total of 33 medals from the Tokyo Games three years earlier.

Rugby star Antoine Dupont He started by leading France to a gold medal in the rugby sevens, then Marchand took over.

Heavyweight judo star Teddy Renner France added another gold medal as the French judo team won 10 medals.

But the men’s handball team disappointed, failing to win a medal when defending their title, despite the women’s team taking the silver medal.

But the athletics team only managed one medal late in the match, with Serena Samba Maela taking silver in the women’s 110 hurdles on Saturday.

Who was the last to make an impression?

Four of Germany’s 12 gold medals came in equestrian sports, with veterans Equestrian Isabel Werth Extending her Olympic record in equestrian to 14 medals.

Sexy Teen Summer McIntosh Canada won three gold medals in swimming and one silver, finishing the Games with nine gold medals out of a total of 27.

One of Sweden’s four gold medals came from pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, who stunned 80,000 fans at the Stade de France by beating 100,000 spectators. break his own world record.

Tennis star Novak Djokovic Serbia won the emotional gold medal, which was won again. Men’s Water Polo Final She finished with three gold medals out of five.

Iman Khalifa She won one of Algeria’s two gold medals, after a turbulent Games in which she endured Intensive audit On her gender.

Manu Bhaker won two of India’s six medals. The 22-year-old became the first Indian woman to win a shooting medal, taking bronze in the 10m air pistol and adding another in the mixed team event.

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