China and the United States extended their lead over everyone else in the medal count on Monday while simultaneously keeping neck-and-neck with each other. China captured gold medals in diving and men’s team gymnastics, with the United States grabbing a couple medals of their own in the former event. In the latter, the United States men, who were favorites for a medal, finished a disappointing fifth. Both teams were also able to pick up medals in swimming on Monday. Here’s the the top five in the medal count after Tuesday’s action.
London 2012 Olympics Medal Count: United States, China Still Locked On Top
- China, 17 (9 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze)
- United States, 17 (5, 7, 5)
- Japan, 11 (1, 4, 6)
- Italy, 8 (2, 4, 2)
- France, 7 (3, 1, 3)
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