Medal mirror: Netherlands in 8th place, Japan already better than ever | Sport

sport">The Japanese athletes have also achieved four silver and seven bronze medals so far. China is first in the medal table with nineteen gold medals and ten silver and eleven bronze, Japan is number 2. The United States follows in third position with fourteen golds, sixteen silvers and eleven bronzes.

sport">The joy about the many medals among Japanese athletes is overshadowed in Japan by the ongoing corona pandemic. The nationwide number of new infections rose for the third day in a row on Friday. There were 10,743 cases within 24 hours. There were 3300 corona cases in Tokyo, which means that the number of new infections there has been above 3000 for three days. However, the organizers and the International Olympic Committee emphasize that the Olympic Games have nothing to do with the infection rate among the Japanese population.

Record TeamNL

sport">The Netherlands improved its own time-honored day record at the Olympic Games on Wednesday with a rich harvest. The Netherlands won a record number of seven medals at the Games on 11 August 1928 in Amsterdam. Thanks to the bronze of judoka Sanne van Dijke, who ensured the last Dutch day success on Wednesday, TeamNL surpassed that in Tokyo.

sport">Thanks to the gold of BMX’er Niek Kimmann, the Netherlands has moved up to eighth place in the standings, with now three gold, seven silver and five bronze medals.

sport">Click here to see the full medal tally.

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