Olympic 2016 Results: Thursday's Live Updating Medal Count and Standings

With only a few days left in the 2016 Rio Olympics, it appears the United States' lead in the medal count is secure.

China, Great Britain and Japan have done a great job of racking up golds in the past couple of days, but the Americans continue to pile it on, especially in track and field.

Here is a look at the latest overall medal count for each country.

The real story was the performance of the American women in the 100-meter hurdles, which made history with three athletes on the podium:

Brianna Rollins was the first to cross the line and took home a gold medal, but her compatriots Nia Ali and Kristi Castlin weren't far behind to bring home silver and bronze, respectively.

"I knew that I got the gold," Rollins said after the race, per Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post. "But I just wanted to make sure that my other teammates medaled as well."

This type of unity is not often seen at the Olympic level, but it was an impressive showing for the Americans nonetheless.

Of course, this was just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the United States in athletics. The country earned both a gold and silver in the long jump as Tianna Bartoletta and Brittney Reese were mostly competing against each other. Reese was the defending champion but Bartoletta got the win this time around.

Elaine Thompson of Jamaica deserves plenty of credit for her double win in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, but American Tori Bowie was right behind her both times, recently earning a bronze in the 200.

There were 12 medals handed out in track and field Wednesday and USA ended up with seven of them, including two of the four golds.

Just for good measure, American Kerron Clement kicked off Thursday with a win in the 400-meter hurdles. Somehow, this was a first for Rio:

The women had done their job, but to this point the U.S. men had only won gold in the field events.

Meanwhile, there were certainly other countries that came through with impressive showings as of late. Japan was truly dominant in women's wrestling, taking home gold in all three weight classes that competed Wednesday.

Kaori Icho was the real star of the day, earning her fourth consecutive gold medal to extend a dominant era on her sport that has lasted over 12 years.

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China remained king at table tennis, winning the team competition thanks to individual gold medalist Ma Long. Zhao Shuai also added another win in taekwondo.

Germany is also a top contender in the race for the most gold medals, helped by Kira Walkenhorst and Laura Ludwig in beach volleyball. The duo defeated two Brazilian teams on their home court on back-to-back nights, completing an impressive run for the gold.

Still, the United States remains heavily in the lead for the overall title and doesn't appear likely to give it up anytime soon.

As for the individual competitions, Thursday will be a chance to earn glory in badminton, beach volleyball, boxing, canoe, diving, field hockey, sailing, taekwondo, track and field, triathlon and wrestling. 

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