Molly Bohannon is a reporter on the news team, where she covers a range of breaking news stories including politics, foreign and national news, and the intersection of business and entertainment. Most recently she has led Forbes' coverage of cease-fire negotiations in the war between Israel and Hamas.
China and the U.S. tied for the most gold medals at the Paris Olympics with the contest coming right down to one of the final events, the women’s basketball gold medal match, which was won in a nail-biter by the U.S.The U.S. tied with 40 gold medals but finished with far more total medals , including 34 in athletics and 28 in swimming.China’s most dominant sport in terms of gold medals was diving, in which it won eight gold medals, while the U.S. dominated in athletics, winning 14 golds.
Japan had the third highest count of gold medals with 20, followed by Australia with 18 and France with 16, as of 11 a.m. EDT.We’re launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” toWhile U.S. media like NBC and The New York Times tend to rank countries by total medal count, the rest of the world largely ranks by total gold medals—and many criticize the U.S. for its method that heavily favors itself.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Olympic moment of the day: Cindy Ngamba wins first ever medal for Refugee Olympic TeamCindy Ngamba has written her name in the Olympic history books as the Refugee Olympic Team’s first ever medal-winning athlete.
Read more »
Katie Ledecky Olympic Swimming Odds for All Races (Will She Set Olympic Swimming Medal Record?)Taking a look at Katie Ledecky's betting odds to win her four swimming events at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Read more »
Diana Taurasi wins her record 6th Olympic gold medal as US women's basketball beats FranceDiana Taurasi stands alone in Olympic basketball lore. She is the first player to win six gold medals. The 42-year-old American was part of the U.S. team that beat France 67-66 on Sunday. That broke her tie with longtime American teammate Sue Bird for most golds in Olympic basketball history.
Read more »
Diana Taurasi wins her record 6th Olympic gold medal as US women's basketball beats FranceDiana Taurasi stands alone in Olympic basketball lore. She is the first player to win six gold medals. The 42-year-old American was part of the U.S. team that beat France 67-66 on Sunday. That broke her tie with longtime American teammate Sue Bird for most golds in Olympic basketball history.
Read more »
Purdue's Annie Drews Wins Olympic Silver Medal with USA VolleyballFormer Purdue volleyball star Annie Drews is bringing a silver medal back to the United States as a member of Team USA.
Read more »
Sifan Hassan wins Olympic women's marathon, for a third medal at Paris OlympicsWith a hard, late kick, Sifan Hassan won the women’s marathon in Olympic record time. The gold-medal performance caps a stunning Olympics for her. She also bronze in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races.
Read more »