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Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Badminton – Men’s Doubles – Medal Ceremony – MFS – Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan – July 31, 2021. Silver medallist Liu Yuchen of China places the medal on teammate Li Junhui of China. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Badminton – Men’s Doubles – Medal Ceremony – MFS – Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan – July 31, 2021. Silver medallist Liu Yuchen of China places the medal on teammate Li Junhui of China. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
The unpredictability of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 saw some major upsets today. However, China continued its medal chart lead for the third consecutive day. Host nation Japan and USA also retained their second and third position.
On Day 8, 13 sports saw their medal ceremonies, and the archery events are over. The mega-quadrennial games are halfway through and 70 countries have clinched medals.
China takes a good lead with 21 gold medals
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China has been dominating the medal chart on the top position, as they have clinched 46 medals. Notably, 21 are gold, 13 silver, and 12 bronze.
On 31st July, Chinese athletes had a gold rush in badminton, sailing, and weightlifting. Whereas they also grabbed other medals in trampoline, badminton, and sailing.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Sailing – Men’s RS:X – Medal Race – Enoshima Yacht Harbour – Tokyo, Japan – July 31, 2021. Bi Kun of China celebrates with a Chinese national flag after winning bronze. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
China came this year with one goal to win the maximum number of golds and has been achieving that to date. While they have dominated in their strongest events, they also defeated world champions on events like swimming.
Host nation one gold medal ahead Olympic powerhouse, the USA
Japan might not have as many medals as China and the USA, but they have been consistently winning gold medals. The host nation finished the day with 30 medals, 17 gold, 5 silver, and 8 bronze medals.
Japanese athletes clinched two gold medals surviving the day in the second position against the USA who is just one gold medal behind. Japan also won a medal in the archery men’s individual event.
Team USA has the same medal count as China, i.e. 46 in total. However, in Olympics, the winner is the maximum gold medals holder. The USA finished its 8th-day campaign with 16 gold medals, 17 silver, and 13 bronze medals.
The USA had an amazing start in the morning clinching the gold medal in the women’s swimming event. Unexpectedly, the world’s number one USA athlete was defeated by a Turkish archer in archery men’s individual event.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Archery – Men’s Team – 1/8 Finals – Yumenoshima Archery Field, Tokyo, Japan – July 26, 2021. Jack Williams of the United States, Jacob Wukie of the United States and Brady Ellison of the United States during competition REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
ROC is also not far behind as they have won 38 medals at the fourth position. While Australia is in the fifth position with 27 medals. Here is how the medal tally looks after Day 8 of the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Tokyo Olympics 2020 Medal Tally
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| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 China | 21 | 13 | 12 | 46 |
| 2 Japan | 17 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 United States | 16 | 17 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 ROC | 11 | 15 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 Australia | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 6 Great Britain | 8 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 7 South Korea | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 8 France | 4 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
| 9 Netherlands | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 10 New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 Germany | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 12 Canada | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 13 Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 14 Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 Italy | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 |
| 17 Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 Hungary | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 Kosovo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 Brazil | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 Georgia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 23 Romania | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 Spain | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 Hong Kong | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 South Africa | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 Austria | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 28 Serbia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 29 Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 Turkey | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 Estonia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 Fiji | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 Bermuda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 Thailand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 Colombia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 51 Dominican Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 51 Venezuela | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 53 Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 53 Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 55 Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 55 Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 55 Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 55 San Marino | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 55 Uganda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 60 Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 North Macedonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 Turkmenistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 65 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 66 Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 67 Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 67 Israel | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 67 Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 70 Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 C?te d’Ivoire | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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