AMERICA once again claimed top spot in the medal table as they pipped China on the final day thanks to three golds.
The USA scooped gold medals in the women’s basketball and women’s volleyball, while Jennifer Valente won in her omnium event in track cycling.
The US Olympic team also won the most medals at Tokyo 2020 with a whopping 113 in total.
They won an incredible 39 golds – one more than China – while also taking home 41 silvers and 33 bronze medals.
It is the third Games in a row that America have finished top of the pile and sixth out of the last seven Olympics.
The only Games they have failed to come top in the table since Atlanta 1996 is Beijing 2008 where hosts China finished in first place.
Incredibly, Team USA have won the most medals at every Games since hosting the global tournament in 1996.
Another astonishing achievement is that America have never finished outside of the top three in either the medal table or medals won since the very first Athens 1896 Games.
And they could have had two more gold medals on the final day at Tokyo, but boxers Keyshawn Davis and Richard Torrez Jr lost in their respective lightweight and super-heavyweight bouts.
Swimmer Caeleb Dressel won the most medals in the 2020 Games, having claimed five golds to bring his total Olympic medal count to seven.
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It was another memorable games for Team GB, who finished in fourth spot with a fantastic 22 gold medals.
Two more golds were won on the final day, with boxer Lauren Price beating China’s Li Qian in the middleweight event.
And Jason Kenny created British history by becoming the first Olympian to win seven gold medals after he defended his keirin title.
Great Britain have now finished in the top four for the fourth consecutive Games, having finished fourth in Beijing, third in London and second in Rio.
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Source: Athletics - thesun.co.uk
