While the U.S. dominates in overall medals, China is now neck-and-neck with the U.S. when it comes to gold at the Paris games. China’s government puts a sharp focus on athletic excellence, investing heavily in their rigorous training. NBC News’ Keir Simmons reports.
PARIS — The United States and China each won 40 gold medals, in the first Summer Games draw in Olympics history, with America pulling into a tie Sunday with victory in the last event, women’s basketball. America equaled China on the strength of its heart-stopping 67-66 victory over France in a shockingly close game for the women's hoops title.
The most recent standoff was between Norway and Germany, each winning 14 golds in PyeongChang 2018. The United States still came out with the most overall medals, taking home 126 from Paris 2024. The United States hasn’t failed at winning the most medals since 1992 when the “Unified Team,” athletes from the former Soviet Union republics, won 112 medals, 45 gold. The Americans made 108 podium visits in Barcelona with 37 of them on the top step. Those 40 golds out of 329 events works out to 12.
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