
Medal Count 2016 Olympics: Results, Standings and Latest Saturday Reaction
China and Great Britain collected more golds early on Saturday at the 2016 Rio Olympics, with the former nation winning in the men's badminton final and Team GB collecting in the canoe 200-metre men's final.
Chen Long and Liam Heath were the heroes for their respective nations. It means both remain in the top three of the medal count, although they are still somewhat off outright leaders Team USA, who've already scored more prizes on the day, including making history in the women's triathlon.
Here's what the medal count looks like after of some of Saturday's biggest events:
Recap
Heath rallied for a strong finish to claim his gold after a poor start. The 32-year-old outpaced France's Maxime Beaumont over the last stretch of the race.
Afterwards, Heath expressed his delight, per Nick Fagge and Ollie Gillman of MailOnline: "I've got the set now after bronze in London and silver and gold here. It's incredible. I'm over the moon."
Later, Sebastian Brendel was too powerful at the front for the German crew in the men's double 1,000 metres. He launched the boat forward while receiving able support from Jan Vandrey.
The duo worked the paddles with efficiency, speed and symmetry. Their efforts proved enough to wreck the hopes of host nation Brazil, who had to settle for silver.
Ukraine claimed the bronze, and all three medal-winning teams joined each other for a celebratory snap, per Rio2016:
There was similar joy for Hungary, who retained their Olympic title when the women's crew beat Germany to gold in the K4 500-metres final. The two-time champions, led by Danuta Kozak, posed with their nation's flag after securing another gold:
Chen was pushed to the limit in his Badminton final. He won 2-0 with identical scores of 21-18, per the Games' official site. The match took 74 minutes, but Chen made the most of the long rallies, despite Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei refusing to be beaten easily.
Chen's win has pushed China above Team GB in the medal count.
However, the top spot still belongs to the U.S. The nation earned one more gold when Gwen Jorgensen produced a moment of history in the women's triathlon, per NBCOlympics:
There was some drama further back when fellow Team GB athletes Vicky Holland and Non Stanford vied for bronze. The two are housemates and training partners, but it was Holland who eventually snatched the medal.
Afterward, she was understandably anxious to console her team-mate, per BBC Sport: "I think the first thing I said to her was 'I'm so sorry.'"
Jorgensen's win means Team USA remain unchallenged as the undisputed most successful nation at these Games.

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