But will it also top the gold-medal tally too?
The United States is strongly favored to win the most overall medals when the Paris Olympics open in a month.
This forecast is done by Nielsen’s Gracenote Sports, which supplies statistical analysis for sports leagues around the world. It also tracks major competitions involving Olympic sports leading up to the Games. is based on overall medals won, although others focus the rankings on gold totals. The International Olympic Committee does not compile rankings, leaving this to nations and local media.The last time the United States did not top the gold-medal count in the Summer Games was in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where China invested heavily and saw dividends.This would be the eighth straight time the United States has won the most overall medals in the Summer Games.
Next in line with overall and gold totals for Paris are: Britain , France , Australia , Japan , Italy , Germany , Netherlands , South Korea .
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