2020 Olympics come to an end

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August 8th marked the end of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, more commonly referred to as Tokyo 2020. The United States finished with the most Gold medals at 39, and an overall total of medals counting 113. 

Olympic medal count 2021

Pos. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 39 41 33 113
2 China 38 32 18 88
3 Japan 27 14 17 58
4 Great Britain 22 21 22 65
5 ROC 20 28 23 71
6 Australia 17 7 22 46
7 Netherlands 10 12 14 36
8 France 10 12 11 33
9 Germany 10 11 16 37
10 Italy 10 10 20 40
11 Canada 7 6 11 24
12 Brazil 7 6 8 21
13 New Zealand 7 6 7 20
14 Cuba 7 3 5 15
15 Hungary 6 7 7 20

The full medal standings can be found on the Tokyo Games’ official website 

The closing ceremony had a theme of “Worlds We Share.” which represents the nations coming together when politics and disease have splintered it apart. The ceremony featured a

“fan video matrix,” a Zoom call-like screen of videos uploaded by spectators showing themselves cheering at home.

Tokyo will toss the ball into France’s court for the 2024 games held in Paris. In just six short months the Olympics will convene in Beijing, China for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games

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