Medal Count 2016 Olympics: Twitter Reacts to Standings and Results on Wednesday

The race between China and Great Britain to keep pace with the United States took some interesting twists and turns Wednesday at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Twitter was there every step of the way, documenting big performances from China in events such as Taekwondo, as well as the United States' special sweep, among other feats.

Here's a live-updating look at the medal count in Rio:

China won a major advantage in the race with Great Britain thanks to the efforts of Ma Long and others in the table tennis realm Wednesday. Long led his country over Japan in the final and earned high praise from radio host Bob Sturm:

Shuai Zhao furthered China's efforts on the day, seizing gold in the men's Taekwondo 58-kg division. Rio 2016 captured his triumph, alongside Kim So-hui, who won in the other division:

Otherwise, the United States remained the main attraction and took a pair of silvers early Wednesday. The United States equestrian team finished second to France, while Evan Jager shocked the world by claiming second place in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Seriously—look at a note by ESPN Stats & Info:

Praise poured in for Jager, with the notable coming from bronze medalist and Team USA representative Emma Coburn:

Jager finished second to Kenya's Conseslus Kipruto, who set an Olympic record with a time of 8:03.28.

The United States also swept gold and silver in the women's long jump thanks to Tianna Bartoletta and Brittney Reese, respectively. As ESPN's Paul Carr pointed out, that marked a first for the United States in the event:

Incredibly enough, those weren't the only two Americans to pull such an outstanding feat Wednesday. Later that night, the duo of Brianna Rollins and Nia Ali won gold and silver, respectively, with Kristi Castlin even taking in bronze.

Fox Sports captured the epic celebration:

Allyson Felix, among many others, offered praise for the special moment:

Other notables receiving international praise for amazing feats included Japan's Kaori Icho, who bested Russia's Valeriia Koblova Zholobova in the women's wrestling 58kg category.

It was much more than just a win, though, as NBC Olympics pointed out:

Fairfax Good Food's Adam Liaw asked an interesting question:

No matter what side of the fence one lands on in such an interesting debate, Wednesday turned out to be quite the coup for Japan in women's wrestling. Sara Dosho followed later in the freestyle 69kg event, also thwarting Russia's attempt at a gold through Natalia Vorobieva. Earlier, Eri Tosaka claimed gold for Japan with a win in the freestyle 48kg event.

As for the hosts, Brazil had hope of a gold medal to close Wednesday's action with Barbara Seixas De Freitas and Agatha Bednarczuk competing against Germany in the doubles beach volleyball final.

Brazil, though, came up short and settled for silver, with the notable American duo of April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings taking bronze. The AVP took the time to congratulate the stunning duo on the accomplishment:

The Americans settling for bronze represented a shifting of the guard in volleyball, but it's an impressive feat nonetheless, and parity is nothing but a good thing on the international level.

That said, by the end of Wednesday, most of the attention once again focused on the United States thanks to another set of epic performances.

Thursday continues the trend of must-see action with medals up for grabs in men's volleyball and a bevy of track and field events. Twitter, as usual, will chronicle the action yet again.

Stats and information courtesy of Rio2016.com.