Japan remains the leader in the Tokyo Olympic medal table; Latvia also joins the countries with at least one medal

The hosts have won 13 Olympic gold medals, four silver and five bronze. On Wednesday, Japanese athletes supplemented the dowry with three gold medals – judo wrestler Chizuru Arai in the women’s weight class up to 70 kilograms, Jui Ohashi in the 200 meters complex swimming, Daiki Hashimoto in the men’s gymnastics multiplayer competition .

China has risen to second place in the table of medals, with athletes winning 27 medals, of which 12 are gold forged medals, six are silver and nine are bronze. On Wednesday, Chinese athletes triumphed in three disciplines – Jiji Shi in weightlifting up to 73 kilograms, skaters Xiji Xi and Junyuan Wang in the synchronized show jumping from the three-meter springboard and doubles in the women’s bronze medalxx, in basketball and doubles for men.

With 31 medals won, the United States is the leader, but has retreated to third place in the ranking of medals. The US athletes account for 11 gold and silver medals, as well as nine bronze medals. In Wednesday’s competition, the United States won two gold, three silver and one bronze medals. Gold was won in the USA in Wednesday in 3×3 women’s basketball and swimmer Kathleen Ledek in the 1,500-meter freestyle. Erik Salivan was second behind Ledeki; silver in the United States also won the synchronous show jumping from the three-meter springboard and Alex Walsh in the 200-meter complex swimming, a bronze medal in this discipline won Kate Douglas.

The Russian Olympic Committee (OKR) team has 23 medals, including seven gold, ten silver and six bronze.

Australia rose to fifth place in the table with six gold medals, one silver and nine bronze medals, while Great Britain has five gold medals, six silver and five bronze medals.

South Korea has four gold medals, two silver and five bronze.

Germany and France each have three gold medals, while the Netherlands, Canada, Hungary, Slovenia and Kosovo each have two gold medals.

Estonia shares the 25th-27th place with Croatia and Uzbekistan. All three countries have one gold medal and one bronze medal. Gold for Estonia was won on Tuesday by the team of fencers – Julia Belayeva, Katrina Lehisa, Erik Kirpu and reservist Irina Embriha – in a team competition with a spear, and a bronze medal was won on Saturday in a competition with a spear with a spear.

After the triumph of 3×3 basketball players on Wednesday, Latvia ranks 28th-35th in the ranking of one gold medal won in Tokyo.

In total, 62 national teams have already won at least one medal at these Olympic Games.

The Olympic Games will take place from July 23 to August 8.

After the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games will take place in Tokyo from August 24 to September 5.

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