While China seems to have finally consolidated its top position on the Olympics medals table, England and Russia are changing the race quite fast in these couple of days. From 18 golds yesterday morning, GB has added four more and is inching towards USA - though it may be unlikely that they may go very near.
China lamented the falling of its here Tuesday, as Lui Xiang, the 2004 gold medalist in the men’s 110-meter hurdles, was eliminated in the opening heats for the second straight Olympics. He clipped the first hurdle and limped off the track.
Table courtesy: London2012
Cyclist Chris Hoy helped Britain surpass its gold and overall medal total from Beijing in 2008 by winning the men’s keirin. It was Hoy’s sixth Olympic gold, a British record.
Russia has passed over France with its superb performance in women events of gymnastics and is now at no.5 threatening South Korea.
Netherlands won gold in men's event of gymnastics and what a wonderful gold winning performance by Epke Zonderland on high bar. This is the first medal for a Dutch man and only the second Olympic medal overall for the Netherlands.
The table above shows top positions up to Czech Republic ranking 30th. For complete medal position, follow updates at: London2012
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