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There is a fierce competition among athletes from all over the world for medals in the Paris Olympics. Today is the 10th day of the Olympics where India is likely to win a medal. India’s young shuttler Lakshya Sen will have a chance to win a bronze medal. If we talk about India’s medals so far, all the 3 medals have come in shooting. On the basis of these 3 medals, India is far behind in the medal table.
The fight for the top spot continues
There is a fierce competition between USA and China for the top 2 positions. Currently, China is at the top with 20 gold medals while USA is at the second position with 19 gold. However, in terms of total medals, America is far ahead of China. China has a total of 47 medals while America has won a total of 72 medals so far. At the same time, host France is at the third position. Australia (12 gold) is at the fourth position with 31 medals while Great Britain (10 gold) is at the fifth position with 38 medals.
South Korea and Japan are at the sixth and seventh place respectively in the medal table. Korea has so far won 10 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze medals. Japan has won a total of 24 medals including 9 gold medals. It is followed by Italy (8th place), Netherlands (9th place) and Germany (10th place). Italy has won 7 gold medals while Netherlands and Germany have won 6 gold medals each.
India is not even in the top-50 in the medal table
India is lagging far behind in the medal table. India is not included in the top-50 countries. India is at the 57th position due to 3 bronze medals. However, in the coming days, it is expected that Indian athletes will be able to improve India’s position by winning gold or silver. Among Indian athletes, big medals are expected from Neeraj Chopra and Vinesh Phogat. Neeraj Chopra won gold in the last Tokyo Olympics. This time too everyone is expecting a gold medal from him. At the same time, everyone’s eyes will also be on Vinesh Phogat.
Like the last Olympics, the Indian hockey team is performing brilliantly this time too. The team has currently reached the semi-finals where it will face Germany. In the last Olympics, the Indian hockey team created history by defeating Germany and winning the bronze medal. This time the team is eyeing to change the colour of the medal.
| Positions | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 20 | 15 | 12 | 47 |
| 2 | America | 19 | 27 | 26 | 72 |
| 3 | France | 12 | 14 | 18 | 44 |
| 4 | Australia | 12 | 11 | 08 | 31 |
| 57 | India | 0 | 0 | 03 | 03 |
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