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USA And China Tie For Most Olympics Gold Medals, But US Wins Overall Count

Headline from Deadline, on the newest of 2 developments

The US and China tallied 40 gold medals apiece.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. U.S. leads Olympic medal count in Paris but there's more to the story

    Headline from NPR ·

  2. Newest

    USA And China Tie For Most Olympics Gold Medals, But US Wins Overall Count

    Headline from Deadline ·

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24 articles, oldest first.

  1. NPR

    U.S. leads Olympic medal count in Paris but there's more to the story (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The U.S. now has more than 100 Olympic medals, the most of any nation. But there's a bigger story behind the medal count in Paris.

  2. NBC10 Philadelphia

    When was the last Olympics where Team USA didn't win the most golds, total medals? (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    While Team USA has a comfortable lead for the most medals at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, the gold medal race is a much different story.

  3. FOX 5 DC

    Paris Olympics medal count: US has the most, but which country has the most golds? (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    The 2024 Olympics are done. Here’s where the USA and other countries stack up in terms of medal count.

  4. Voice of America

    US ties China in Paris Olympics gold medal count after Americans' nail-biting women's hoops win (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Both teams tied at 40 but US easily won total medal count with 126

  5. Deadline

    USA And China Tie For Most Olympics Gold Medals, But US Wins Overall Count (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    The US and China tallied 40 gold medals apiece.

  6. NPR

    Final Olympic medal tally puts U.S. on top in Paris (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The fight for national bragging rights over gold medals — considered by many countries to be the most coveted prize — came down to the wire and in the end China and the U.S. tied with forty apiece.

  7. New York Times

    U.S., China tie for most golds at Paris Olympics (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Team USA topped the total medal count with 126 and China finished second with 91.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.