Japan had its best Olympic production in every category: the most gold medals (27), the most overall (58), and a third-place finish in gold medals behind two much larger countries — the United States and China. Japan won gold in both baseball and softball — beating the United States both times in the final — added three gold medals in skateboarding, and another gold in karate. "Although we were not able to achieve that goal, the number of gold medals, total medals, are all all historic highs." It was Japan's 500th Olympic medal — winter and summer — followed by a gold medal from Naohisa Takato in the men's 60-kilogram final. Among the successes, Japan won five gold medals in wrestling — four by women — and upset China for gold in table tennis in mixed doubles.

Source: Fox News August 08, 2021 11:03 UTC