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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06:  Max Whitlock of Great Britain competes on the pommel horse in the Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team qualification on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Rio Olympic Arena on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Max Whitlock of Great Britain competes on the pommel horse in the Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team qualification on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Rio Olympic Arena on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Olympic 2016 Results: Live Updating Medal Count for Monday

Christopher SimpsonAug 8, 2016

There are plenty more medals up for grabs on Monday at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games with a number of top events taking place, including the men's synchronised 10-meter platform diving final and the final of the men's team gymnastics.

The USA have enjoyed a typically successful start to the Games, while the People's Republic of China and Italy are also among the most impressive thus far.

Here is the live medal table:

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Eight pairs will battle it out for gold in the synchronised diving. There will be no qualifying rounds, as the event goes straight into direct finals, with the team scoring the highest after five dives taking the top spot on the podium.

Mexico's German Sanchez and Ivan Garcia will be looking to improve on their silver medal from 2012, while the USA's David Boudia, who took bronze in London, will now partner with Steele Johnson. 

The event will see Tom Daley represent Great Britain once again, this time alongside Daniel Goodfellow, with whom he won silver at the European Championships in May.

China have dominated many diving events in recent years and boast the current world champions in Aisen Chen and Yue Linthe latter of whom took home gold in this event in 2008—so they're likely to be firmly in contention for a medal.

Nevertheless, Daley revealed he is adopting a confident approach to overcoming them, per TeamGB.com: "I'm going into these Olympic Games for a gold medal. I'm going in with the mentality that the Chinese have to beat me; I don't have to beat them."

The other highlight of Monday's action will be the gymnastics. As in the diving, eight teams will compete for glory, with the likes of China, the USA and Great Britain again set to compete.

During the qualifying on Saturday, the Chinese edged out the Americans by the narrowest of margins270.461 compared with 270.405, to be exact—so the event is poised to be a tight, hotly contested event.

The 2012 final was a thrilling showpiece, with China taking gold and Japan edging out Great Britain for silver thanks to a video review of their final routine.

Louis Smith, Max Whitlock and Co. will be hoping to match or improve on their bronze this time around, and Whitlock is pleased with how the team is shaping up. Per the Press Association (h/t the Guardian), he said: "This is probably one of the strongest teams we've ever had, and the 2015 World Championships when we came second to China really proved that. We need to use the experience we've got and go out there and enjoy it."

After putting in a strong showing themselves on Saturday, they too stand a strong chance of contesting a podium finish.

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