A British supporter would have preferred that the medals were listed in order of gold medals won – that put them in second place with 27 golds ahead of China in third 26. This year, China has jumped out to a healthy lead in the tally of gold medals, while the USA leads the way in total medals. We could always weigh gold medals more heavily than silver and bronze. Using a 5-3-1 system, Team USA lead, but not by much – 330 to 301. At the time of writing (6 August), San Marino held the lead with roughly 88.4 medals per 1 million people.

Source: The Guardian August 07, 2021 09:00 UTC