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MEDALS TABLE

Through 26 medal events

Country G S B Tot

United States 3 4 4 11

China 6 3 0 9

South Korea 3 2 0 5

Australia 2 0 3 5

France 0 3 2 5

Japan 2 0 2 4

Italy 1 2 1 4

Russia 0 3 1 4

Britain 2 0 1 3

North Korea 0 1 2 3

Czech Republic 2 0 0 2

Netherlands 1 0 1 2

Spain 1 0 1 2

Cuba 0 1 1 2

India 1 0 0 1

Romania 1 0 0 1

Thailand 1 0 0 1

Austria 0 1 0 1

Hungary 0 1 0 1

Norway 0 1 0 1

Sweden 0 1 0 1

Turkey 0 1 0 1

Vietnam 0 1 0 1

Zimbabwe 0 1 0 1

Algeria 0 0 1 1

Argentina 0 0 1 1

Belarus 0 0 1 1

Croatia 0 0 1 1

Finland 0 0 1 1

Georgia 0 0 1 1

Germany 0 0 1 1

Indonesia 0 0 1 1

Switzerland 0 0 1 1

Taiwan 0 0 1 1

Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1

STAR OF THE DAY

JASON LEZAK

The swimmer rallied the U.S. men’s 400-meter relay team to victory, keeping alive teammate Michael Phelps’ quest for eight gold medals in the Beijing Games.

NUMBER OF THE DAY

6

Host country China has already won six gold medals, twice as many as the United States.

CYCLIST FAILS DRUG TEST

Spanish cyclist Maria Isabel Moreno was kicked out of the Beijing Olympics after testing positive for EPO.

She is the first athlete to fail a drug test during the official Olympic doping control period.

TODAY’S BEST BET

SWIMMING

American sensation Michael Phelps goes for his third gold medal when he swims in the 200-meter freestyle final as part of NBC’s prime-time coverage, which begins at 8 p.m.

QUOTEWORTHY

"The excitement of it, the anxiousness of it, the anticipation was just crazy. I’m kind of glad it’s out of the way now. This game was just over the top.”

CHRIS PAUL

U.S. MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER, ON THE ATMOSPHERE SURROUNDING THE TEAM’S OLYMPIC OPENER AGAINST HOST COUNTRY CHINA, WHICH THE AMERICANS SOUNDLY DEFEATED, 101-70

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