America takes the lead from China with 113 medals

Stars of the US volleyball team celebrate gold.

AFP

The United States of America topped the medal table of the Tokyo Olympics, which concluded yesterday.

United States athletes won 113 medals, 39 gold, 41 silver and 33 bronze in Tokyo, and the United States topped the medal table for the third Olympic Games in a row. individual category, becoming the most decorated American athlete in athletics of all time.

In swimming competitions, America also recorded a strong presence through freestyle swimming stars Caleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky, despite the latter's fall against the rising Australian, Ariarn Titmus, in a number of short distance races.

China, host of the 2022 Winter Olympics, ranked second in the medal table with 88 medals, with 38 gold, 32 silver and 18 bronze. Japan, the host country of the Tokyo Olympics, came third in the list with a total of 58 medals, 27 gold, 14 silver and 17 bronze Record tally at the national level.

Britain recorded its most successful march since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as it topped the list of European countries participating by winning 22 gold, 21 silver and 22 bronze.

The Russian team, which participated neutrally, without raising its flag or playing its national anthem on the podiums, came in fifth place with 20 gold, 28 silver and 23 bronze.

San Marino can celebrate its achievement in Tokyo with one silver and two bronzes with a mission of five athletes.

Burkina Faso took its first medal - with triple jump star Hughes Fabrice Zango.

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