Which state has most Olympic medals from Rio?

It is shaping up to be China’s worst Olympic performance since 1996.

China is looking to cement its domination of table tennis by repeating in Rio what it did in London: sweeping gold in the singles and team competitions.

Xinhua had earlier posted a photograph of the medals table showing China behind Great Britain.

“When I won I cried with joy”, said Ren, who became China’s first Olympic medal victor born this millennium.

“I feel like we’re just all coming together at a very good time and we’re feeding off of each other’s vibes”, said Nia Ali, who took silver in the women’s 100 meter hurdles.

So what has gone wrong?

“It’s a whole new ball game: China has replaced a form of gold-medal worship with true appreciation for athletic endeavours and achievement”.

One of those chances duly delivered another medal when diver Jack Laugher added silver in the 3m individual springboard to the gold he won with Chris Mears in the synchronised event, bringing up Team GB’s half century. The country did not participate in the Olympics between 1956 and 1984. Phelps tried retirement after the 2012 Games, dispirited by his performance (four gold, two silver and one fourth-place finish – ugh, right?), which make these comeback Games even more awesome.

Americans Jenn Suhr and Sandi Morris will compete in the women’s pole vault final. And China could only muster bronze in mixed doubles, despite having taken three of the five golds available between 1992 and 2012.

While Alistair, 28, was repeating his success in London’s Hyde Park, his two-year younger brother was improving on his bronze he collected at the 2012 Games.

– The U.S. Olympic Committee says American swimmers Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were taken off their flight from Brazil by local authorities amid an investigation into a reported robbery involving Ryan Lochte (LAHK’-tee) and his teammates. “It nearly feels that the whole world is against China in diving because everyone, even from a different country, is happy when you beat them”.

Crede and his colleagues had predicted a total of 86 medals (including silvers and bronzes) for China. It’s been a rocky road for the team – starting with two draws (South Africa, Iraq) but following with shutout wins over Denmark and Colombia.

– The U.S. women’s water polo team has beaten Hungary 14-10 to advance to the gold medal game against Italy.

Beijing sees sporting prowess as a key soft power weapon and sensitivities over China’s performance at Rio 2016 were on show on Wednesday morning when Chinese television censors briefly pulled the plug on a BBC World broadcast about the plight of China’s gymnasts.

“You’re kidding me?” read the tweet, which was later deleted. “The country which has never finished above China is about to”.

“The guy just won another five or six medals and will have many opportunities and will appear in numerous marketing campaigns”, Burch said. In recent decades, China’s Communist government has invested large sums in its national sports teams.

He said when he put on the shoes and looked at it, he started to get emotional as it reminded him that his baby was on the bench and Boomer will witness his dad’s last race.

For the United States, which has racked up a stunning 93 medals in all so far during the games, it was a time for track stars to shine.