As of Thursday afternoon, the U.S. had 31 gold medals and 94 overall, followed by Great Britain with 21 and 55. The U.S. women have won 19 gold medals and 48 overall, compared with 11 gold and 41 overall for the men. Here are some weekend highlights:Jamaican gold medalist Elaine Thompson will compete in the 4x100 relay this weekend. Neymar has pledged to win Olympic gold for Brazil when it faces archrival Germany on Saturday. The days of automatic gold medals appear to be over for the U.S. men.
Source: Wall Street Journal August 18, 2016 19:53 UTC