In contrast, the US has won 1,071 gold medals and 2,698 total medals since the 1896 games in Athens – and those tallies don’t yet include the medals won so far in Rio. To a thunderous crowd, Phelps stormed to the gold medal in the men’s 200m individual medley and became the first swimmer to win the same event at four consecutive Olympics.
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Fencing, women’s foil: Gold went to Inna Deriglazova of Russian Federation, beating Elisa di Francisca, the victor of this even from four years ago, 12-11 in the final. The Slovakian pair of Peter and Ladislav Skantar finished just 0.43 second ahead of the Brits to win gold.
In contrast, the United States has won 1,071 gold medals and 2,698 total medals since the 1896 games in Athens – the kickoff of the Olympics’ modern era – not including the medals won in Rio, where the likes of Goldman Sachs and PricewaterhouseCoopers have forecast the USA will garner more than 100 medals.
China swept gold medals in weightlifting and diving while Japan bagged gold medals in judo, gymnastics and swimming.
Another thing Great Britain has on its side is the crowd. In other words, the two women had just tied for gold while both besting an Olympic record.
Three games into the Rio Games, the 34-year-old not only leads the Olympic reigning champions U.S. with 17.7 points per game but has already hit 14 three-pointers in three games to add to her record. In an all British bronze shootout, Steven Scott took bronze.
Water sports continue to dominate the day, with Team GB’s David Florence and Richard Hounslow hoping to pick up medals in the men’s canoe double at 18.15.
Caeleb Dressel, Michael Phelps, Ryan Held and Nathan Adrian, Men’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay – For all his success, Michael Phelps regretted coming second in the freestyle relay to France at the London Olympics in 2012.
Table Tennis, women’s singles: China took the gold and silver, with Ding Ning avenging her loss to Li Xiaoxia in London, the medals reversing this time. Silver medals have even less value, about $300, and bronze medals, being a mix of copper and zinc, have little value. Kim Song-i of North Korea took bronze.
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Andy Murray came through a tough battle to set up a semi-final match with Kei Nishikori but all eyes were on the boards as the men’s team pursuiters claimed a dramatic gold against Australia.
