The United States remains atop the medal count for the 2016 Olympics midway through Day 14 in Rio. The team hasn’t added any new medals Friday, but with 35 golds and 100 overall, it’s comfortably ahead of the pack entering the stretch run. At this point, it’ll be hard for anyone else to catch up.
Rio Olympics medal count 2016: U.S. still on top as Slovakia wins 2nd gold medal
It’s been a quiet day in terms of medals for the U.S., but it’s still comfortably atop the standings Friday afternoon.
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Slovakia won its second gold medal and third overall with Matej Toth’s win in the men’s 50km walk race, which included the drama of trying to figure out whether one of his competitors did or not did poop himself. The only American in the event, John Nunn, was 42nd of 48 finishers.
Medals were also handed out in badminton, with Spain’s Carolina Marin beating India’s P.V. Sindhu in the gold medal match for women’s singles. Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara won the bronze medal after China’s Li Xuerui pulled out of their bronze medal match with a knee injury. In men’s doubles, China’s Fu Haifang and Zhang Nan beat Malaysia’s Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong for gold. Bronze went to Great Britain’s Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge.
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