US finds its own way to top the medal table at Tokyo Olympics

Arch-rival China has more golds but there are other ways of declaring success

For most of the world, it has been considered the golden rule. When it comes to calculating a country’s standing on the official Olympics medal table, the number of golds gained rather than the actual amount of medals acquired dictates the ranking.

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