The American delegation reached 14 golds (this Saturday it won 5) and was two behind the Asian giant, which added 3 more to its tally. A slight slowdown for Australia and France.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games They reached the halfway point. With swimming about to end, several gymnastics finals and all of athletics ahead, the fight to win the medal table is still alive and USA already threatens the leadership of China.
It was a productive Saturday for Team USA, with five gold medals in gymnastics, swimming, athletics and shooting. After several days of lethargy, the world’s biggest sporting power seems to have fully entered the Paris 2024 Games.
Of course, their great rival, China, is not far behind. In addition to their already well-known dominance in table tennis and badminton, this year they also dominate in shooting. And they made a name for themselves in women’s tennis: Zheng Qinwen claimed the Olympic title.
Paris 2024 Olympic Games medal table, day 8 (gold, silver, bronze, totals)
China 16 12 9 37
United States 14 24 23 61
France 12 14 15 41
Australia 12 8 7 27
Great Britain 10 10 13 33
South Korea 9 7 5 21
Japan 8 5 9 22
Italy 6 8 5 19
Netherlands 6 4 4 14
Canada 4 4 7 15
Germany 4 4 2 10
Romania 3 3 1 7
Hungary 3 2 2 7
Ireland 3 0 2 5
New Zealand 2 4 1 7
Croatia 2 1 1 4
Belgium 2 0 2 4
Hong Kong 2 0 2 4
Azerbaijan 2 0 0 2
Brazil 1 4 4 9
Israel 1 4 1 6
Sweden 1 2 2 5
Georgia 1 2 0 3
Switzerland 1 1 4 6
Spain 1 1 3 5
Kazakhstan 1 1 2 4
South Africa 1 1 2 4
Ukraine 1 1 1 3
Uzbekistan 1 0 2 3
Guatemala 1 0 1 2
Czech Republic 1 0 1 2
Argentina 1 0 0 1
Dominica 1 0 0 1
Ecuador 1 0 0 1
Slovenia 1 0 0 1
Philippines 1 0 0 1
Norway 1 0 0 1
Saint Lucia 1 0 0 1
Serbia 1 0 0 1
Uganda 1 0 0 1
Mexico 0 2 1 3
North Korea 0 2 0 2
Greece 0 1 3 4
Poland 0 1 3 4
Jamaica 0 1 1 2
Kosovo 0 1 1 2
Türkiye 0 1 1 2
Denmark 0 1 0 1
Ethiopia 0 1 0 1
Fiji 0 1 0 1
Mongolia 0 1 0 1
Tunisia 0 1 0 1
India 0 0 3 3
Moldova 0 0 2 2
Taiwan 0 0 2 2
Tajikistan 0 0 2 2
Austria 0 0 1 1
Egypt 0 0 1 1
Slovakia 0 0 1 1
Granada 0 0 1 1
Lithuania 0 0 1 1
Portugal 0 0 1 1
Source: Ambito
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