Seven days after the opening ceremony kicked off the Olympic games in Rio, the United States holds eight more medals than second-place China and has five more golds.
Rio Olympics medal count 2016: USA leads in golds, can add more in the pool on Day 7
The United States holds a narrow lead over China.
Boxer Nico Hernandez was the latest to add to Team USA’s medal total when he claimed bronze in the men’s light fly 49 kg on Friday morning.
The Americans did more damage when they dominated in the pool and in women’s gymnastics on Thursday, though. They added five more medals as Simone Manuel, Michael Phelps, Simone Biles and Ryan Murphy each won gold and Aly Raisman won silver.
Manuel made history when she became the first African-American woman to win an individual swimming event at the Olympics, tying Canada’s Penny Oleksiak in the 100m freestyle.
Phelps continued to write history when he won his 22nd gold medal, and became the first man to win the 200m individual medley in four consecutive Olympics.
Murphy swept the backstroke events with a win in the 200m after winning the 100m earlier in the week.
Biles won the individual all-around gymnastics competition by a historic margin, and her teammate, Raisman, won silver to get on the podium she missed in London.
The USA has a chance to win more medals in the pool on Friday night. Phelps and Tom Shields will swim in the men’s 100m butterfly, Maya DiRado will race in the 200m backstroke, Katie Ledecky and Leah Smith compete in the 800m freestyle and Nathan Adrian and Anthony Ervin go for medals in the 50m freestyle.
Here’s the total medal count halfway through Day 7 in Rio:
See More:
