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Latest medal table
(Reuters) - Olympic Games medal table in Beijing on Sunday. Rank Country G S B Total
1. U.S. 2 1 3 6
2. China 2 1 0 3
3. South Korea 2 1 0 3
4. Romania 1 0 0 1
4=. Spain 1 0 0 1
4=. Czech Republic 1 0 0 1
7. Russia 0 1 0 1
7=. Italy 0 1 0 1
7=. Austria 0 1 0 1
7=. Turkey 0 1 0 1
7=. Cuba 0 1 0 1
7=. Hungary 0 1 0 1
13. North Korea 0 0 1 1
13=. Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1
13=. Netherlands 0 0 1 1
13=. Argentina 0 0 1 1
13=. Japan 0 0 1 1
13=. Switzerland 0 0 1 1
13=. Croatia 0 0 1 1
13=. Taiwan 0 0 1 1
G = Gold
S = Silver
B = Bronze
(Compiled by Infostrada Sports; editing by Neil Maidment)
