2024 Paris Olympics: United States holding on to medal count lead, China has most gold after Day 7

Day 7 of the 2024 Paris Olympics is in the books, and the United States ended it without a gold medal. The U.S. sill holds the medal count lead, but France appears to be closing the gap a week into the games.

China still leads in overall gold medals with 13 while France and Australia both moved past the U.S. with 11 golds apiece. The United States and and Great Britain are tied with nine gold medals, but the U.S. leads in total medal count with 43. However, France is moving up the board with 36 in total.

The numbers are sure to change as Friday’s eighth day of the 2024 Paris Olympics gets underway with multiple medal opportunities on the way. Here’s the updated medal count following Day 7.

2024 Paris Olympics: Medal Count after Day 7

1. People’s Republic of China: 13 gold, 9 silver, 9 bronze (31 total)
2. France: 11 gold, 12 silver, 13 bronze (36)
3. Australia: 11 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze (22)
4. United States: 9 gold, 18 silver, 16 bronze (43)
5. Great Britain: 9 gold, 10 silver, 8 bronze (27)
6. Japan: 8 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze (18)
7. Republic of Korea: 7 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze (16)
8. Italy: 5 gold, 8 silver, 4 bronze (17)
9. Netherlands: 4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze (9)
10. Canada: 3 gold, 2 silver, 6 bronze (11)

Grant Fisher turned in one of the most exciting performances of the day for the United States in the 10,000-meter run. He used a late surge in a thrilling race to win a bronze medal – just the second medal ever for the U.S. in the event.

Joshua Cheptegei took the win in 26:43.14 for Uganda, which is a new Olympic record. Berihu Aregawi came in right behind him, slipping past Fisher at the line to take silver. All told, five athletes came in under 26:44.00 in what turned out to be an all-time race.

The U.S. had some opportunities for medals in swimming events, and Regan Smith brought home the silver in the 200m backstroke while Phoebe Bacon missed out on a bronze medal by just 0.04 seconds. However, Caeleb Dressel had a rough day on the men’s side, finishing sixth in the 50m freestyle final. Then, he missed out on the finals entirely with a shocking 13th-place finish in the 100m butterfly semis.