PARIS (Reuters) – The USA topped the medals desk on the Paris Olympics with 40 golds after the ultimate title was selected Sunday, ending above China solely by advantage of their 44 silvers.
China, who had been the final workforce other than the U.S. to prime the standings after they did it on dwelling soil on the 2008 Beijing Video games, additionally received 40 golds however managed solely 27 silvers.
The U.S. ladies’s basketball workforce secured their nation’s pre-eminence by edging host nation France in a breathless end to win the ultimate gold of the Video games. The U.S. additionally received most complete medals with 126 to China’s 91.
France received 16 golds to complete fifth on the desk and their complete tally of 64 medals was their finest for greater than a century.