The race for the top spot on the medal table is coming down to the wire
The race for the top spot in the gold medal table is coming down to the final day of the Olympics.
After leading for several days, China is now tied with the United States. Each has 38 golds, and there are mere hours to go until the closing ceremony.
The US will have three more opportunities to add to its haul. The American women’s volleyball team is playing Brazil in the gold medal match, while boxers Keyshawn Davis and Richard Torrez Jr. will fight in the gold medal bouts in the men’s lightweight and mens’ super heavyweight divisions, respectively.
China has one more shot at a gold medal, when boxer Li Qian takes on Great Britain’s Lauren Price in the championship bout for women’s middleweight.
Bulgaria wins gold medal in women’s rhythmic gymnastics group all-around
Bulgaria has won the women’s rhythmic gymnastics group all-around, the country’s first gold medal in the event.
Bulgaria has three gold medals in these Olympics and six total medals.
The Russian Olympic Committee narrowly missed out on the top prize, scoring 44.500 to Bulgaria’s 44.550. Italy took bronze with a score of 42.850.
US ties China in gold medal table with Jennifer Valente’s cycling win
American Jennifer Valente won gold in the women’s omnium cycling competition, giving the United States its 38th gold medal of Tokyo 2020 to tie China atop the gold medal table.
Japan’s Yumi Kajihara took silver, and Kirsten Wild of Netherlands won bronze
The US has now won 110 medals, and has a chance for another gold when the American women’s volleyball team takes on Brazil.
Team USA women’s basketball wins seventh gold medal in a row to tie record
The United States defeated host nation Japan 90-75 in the gold medal game at the Tokyo Olympics, giving the American women their seventh consecutive gold medal. Only Team USA’s men’s basketball team had achieved the feat before, winning gold in every Olympics from 1936 in Berlin to 1968 in Mexico City.
It is the fifth gold in a row for stars Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi.
The win gives the US 37 gold medals at these Olympics and 109 total medals.
France won the bronze medal game against Serbia on Saturday.
Jason Kenny wins historic seventh gold for Great Britain
Jason Kenny of Great Britain has won gold in the men’s keirin cycling final to become the first British athlete to win seven gold medals. He has nine total medals in his career.
Azizulhasni Awang of Malaysia won silver and Harrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands won bronze.
Kenny’s win gives Great Britain its 21st gold medal and its 64th overall medal of these Olympics.
Eliud Kipchoge wins gold in men’s marathon
Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya has won gold in the men’s marathon, finishing with a time of 2:08:38 for his fourth career Olympic medal.
Kipchoge is one of the world’s most successful distance runners. He holds the world record for the marathon and won the race at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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