Overall, China leads the gold medal count with 30 and the total medal count with 61.
Meanwhile, the U.S. leads the gold medal count with 26 among its 54 total medals.
The U.S. team was unusually successful, increasing its medal count as host nations typically do.
China, which finished second in the overall gold-medal count, came in third with 50, and narrowly beat Russia's 48.
It's something we can be just as proud of as our medal count.
Greece took home 16 medals when Athens hosted in 2004, but its medal count dropped to just four in 2008.
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Just hours after his win, the Brit added to his medal count by taking silver in mixed doubles alongside Laura Robson.
Sunday's events follow an action-packed Saturday that saw the host nation rake in six wins, bringing its gold medal count to 14.
But more of the U.S. medal count comes from the addition of Johnny-come-lately Olympic sports that the U.S. figured to dominate and did.
Later in the summer, London hosted the enormously successful Olympics and Paralympics, its athletes coming in third in the medal count in both events.
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Ye's win is the product of a broader effort by the Chinese government to stand at the top of the medal count at the Olympics.
Sunday's win brings Phelps' total Olympic gold medal count to 14.
Beijing has traditionally supported marginal sports because they have permitted the country to build up its medal count at the Olympics and other international competitions.
News of Mr. Schwazer's use of performance-enhancing drugs stunned Italy, where many people had been counting on the race walker to lift the nation's medal count.
On the American point, as you can see I also cited US gymnast Gabby Douglas for her inspiration, and I am thrilled that we Americans had the highest medal count!
The Asian affinity for ping pong is so deep that since its 1988 debut as an Olympic sport, China has topped the medal count with 41 of 76 total medals, including 20 of 24 gold.
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