United States Holds Edge in Medal Count, China Continues to Dominate Gold

The United States still holds a slight edge in the overall medal count at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but China continues to dominate in the gold medal haul, increasing their lead with each day that passes.

After Sunday’s competitions the United States had collected 65 medals while the Chinese sat just four back with 61 but more than half of those were gold medal efforts, 35, compared to the U.S.’s 19 golds.

China has been nearly unstoppable in several events with eight gold medals in weightlifting, five gold medals in diving, five in shooting, five in gymnastics, three in badminton, three in judo and individual gold medals in archery, fencing, rowing, table tennis and wrestling.

As for the Americans, eight of their 19 gold medals can be attributed to the efforts of Michael Phelps and 12 overall gold medals have come in the pool. The U.S. has also nabbed a pair of gold medals in shooting while collecting individual gold medals in gymnastics, fencing, road cycling, rowing, and tennis.