Medal intrigue: Who will win the Olympics: the Chinese or the Americans?
Mikhail Chesalin August 8, 2024, 00:15 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
The United States ranks first, but the gap is small.
The end of the Paris Olympics is approaching, which means that the answer to the question: who will win the medal table? As expected, there are two teams competing for first place: China and the United States. But who is stronger?
On the 12th day of the Games, 21 sets of awards were handed out, with the leaders able to win three gold awards each. Team USA excelled in track and field, women’s wrestling and track cycling. It has 94 (27 – 35 – 32) awards in its collection.
The Chinese, in turn, pleased their fans with victories in synchronized swimming and weightlifting – twice. Representatives of the Celestial Empire collected 65 awards in a ratio of 25 – 23 – 17.
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Considering that more than 100 sets of medals will be awarded before the end of the Olympic Games, the difference of two golds seems insignificant. The most intense battle for first place in the unofficial ranking is still ahead.
The Australian team took third place with a lead. The representatives of the Green Continent managed to break away from their rivals for gold: 18 – 12 – 11. And for the fourth position, apparently, the teams that now have more than 10 victories will fight: France, Great Britain, Japan and South Korea.
Russia still has only a modest silver medal in its medal count. Our country has already dropped to 64th place in terms of the number of awards.
