The U.S. has gotten off to a shaky start, and the Chinese have excelled so far. China is expected to haul a heavy medal load in table tennis, diving and gymnastics.
Comparisons and competition between the United States and China seem to be an eternal process. From the mightiest of countries in the world to trade wars and political standoffs, there usually tends to be more conflict than resolve between the two super powers., after imposing tariffs on Chinese goods, criticized Beijing for mishandling the COVID-19 coronavirus, which originated from a lab in Wuhan. He even banned travel from China to the U.S. as the pandemic looked evident.
The Chinese have taken an early lead in both overall medals and gold medals. Here are projections for the total gold medal count, which also include host country Japan, Great Britain and the Russian Olympic Committee . The United States has won the most medals—and most gold medals—at each of the past two Olympics . China had the second-most medals in 2016, a whopping 50 medals behind the U.S., but only 20 fewer gold medals.The last time the Americans did not win the gold medal battle was 2008, when China led the way with 48 golds to 36 by the Americans. And that includes American Michael Phelps winning eight of those at the Beijing Games.
The Russians will not have a full team this year because of a 4-year ban for doping allegations, but some of its countrymen will participate under the Russian Olympic Committee moniker, and not under the Russian flag.
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