Olympic fever is upon us and here to stay until Aug. 12. or .
The 2012 Olympics officially kicked off on Friday, July 27 and so far China has been pulling in the medals with four golds in diving, four in swimming, four in weightlifting, two in shooting, one in table tennis, one in fencing and one in gymnastics. China has a total of 30 medals so far, 17 of which are gold.
Team USA also has 30 medals, with 13 gold — eight in swimming, two in shooting, one in gymnastics, one in rowing and one in road cycling.
The host nation, Great Britain, has won 10 medals in the 2012 Olympics to date, with two golds in cycling and rowing.
Here is the Olympic medal count as of the morning of Thursday, Aug 2.
Team Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China 17 9 4 30 2 United States 13 8 9 30 3 Korea 6 2 4 12 4 France 5 3 5 13 5 DPR Korea 4 - 1 5 6 Germany 3 8 2 13 7 Italy 3 5 2 10 8 Kazakhstan 3 - - 3 8 South Africa 3 - - 3 10 Japan 2 4 11 17 11 Russia 2 4 5 11 12 United Kingdom 2 4 4 10 13 Hungary 2 1 1 4 14 Ukraine 2 - 4 6 15 Australia 1 6 2 9 16 Romania 1 3 2 6 17 Netherlands 1 1 2 4 18 Brazil 1 1 1 3 19 New Zealand 1 - 2 3 20 Slovenia 1 - 1 2 21 Georgia 1 - - 1 21 Lithuania 1 - - 1 21 Venezuela 1 - - 1 24 Canada - 2 5 7 25 Colombia - 2 1 3 25 Cuba - 2 1 3 27 Mexico - 2 - 2 28 Denmark - 1 1 2 28 Indonesia - 1 1 2 28 Norway - 1 1 2 31 Czech Republic - 1 - 1 31 Egypt - 1 - 1 31 Spain - 1 - 1 31 Poland - 1 - 1 31 Sweden - 1 - 1 31 Thailand - 1 - 1 31 Chinese Taipei - 1 - 1 38 Slovakia - - 2 2 39 Azerbaijan - - 1 1 39 Belgium - - 1 1 39 Belarus - - 1 1 39 Greece - - 1 1 39 India - - 1 1 39 Moldova - - 1 1 39 Mongolia - - 1 1 39 Qatar - - 1 1 39 Singapore - - 1 1 39 Serbia - - 1 1 39 Uzbekistan - - 1 1Are you enjoying the games? Share your favorite Olympic moments in the comments below.
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