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	Medal Tally
Pos.	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1.	China	51	21	28	100
2.	US	36	38	36	110
3.	Russia	23	21	28	72
4.	Great Britain	19	13	15	47
5.	Germany	16	10	15	41
6.	Australia	14	15	17	46
7.	South Korea	13	10	8	31
8.	Japan	9	6	10	25
9.	Italy	8	10	10	28
10.	France	7	16	17	40
11.	Ukraine	7	5	15	27
12.	Netherlands	7	5	4	16
13.	Jamaica	6	3	2	11
14.	Spain	5	10	3	18
15.	Kenya	5	5	4	14
16.	Belarus	4	5	10	19
17.	Romania	4	1	3	8
18.	Ethiopia	4	1	2	7
19.	Canada	3	9	6	18
20.	Poland	3	6	1	10
21.	Hungary	3	5	2	10
21.	Norway	3	5	2	10
23.	Brazil	3	4	8	15
24.	Czech Republic	3	3	0	6
25.	Slovakia	3	2	1	6
26.	New Zealand	3	1	5	9
27.	Georgia	3	0	3	6
28.	Cuba	2	11	11	24
29.	Kazakhstan	2	4	7	13
30.	Denmark	2	2	3	7
31.	Mongolia	2	2	0	4
31.	Thailand	2	2	0	4
33.	North Korea	2	1	3	6
34.	Argentina	2	0	4	6
34.	Switzerland	2	0	4	6
36.	Mexico	2	0	1	3
37.	Turkey	1	4	3	8
38.	Zimbabwe	1	3	0	4
39.	Azerbaijan	1	2	4	7
40.	Uzbekistan	1	2	3	6
41.	Slovenia	1	2	2	5
42.	Bulgaria	1	1	3	5
42.	Indonesia	1	1	3	5
44.	Finland	1	1	2	4
45.	Latvia	1	1	1	3
46.	Belgium	1	1	0	2
46.	Dominican Republic	1	1	0	2
46.	Estonia	1	1	0	2
46.	Portugal	1	1	0	2
50.	India	1	0	2	3
51.	Iran	1	0	1	2
52.	Bahrain	1	0	0	1
52.	Cameroon	1	0	0	1
52.	Panama	1	0	0	1
52.	Tunisia	1	0	0	1
56.	Sweden	0	4	1	5
57.	Croatia	0	2	3	5
57.	Lithuania	0	2	3	5
59.	Greece	0	2	2	4
60.	Trinidad & Tobago	0	2	0	2
61.	Nigeria	0	1	3	4
62.	Austria	0	1	2	3
62.	Ireland	0	1	2	3
62.	Serbia	0	1	2	3
65.	Algeria	0	1	1	2
65.	Bahamas	0	1	1	2
65.	Colombia	0	1	1	2
65.	Kyrgystan	0	1	1	2
65.	Morocco	0	1	1	2
65.	Tajikistan	0	1	1	2
71.	Chile	0	1	0	1
71.	Ecuador	0	1	0	1
71.	Iceland	0	1	0	1
71.	Malaysia	0	1	0	1
71.	Singapore	0	1	0	1
71.	South Africa	0	1	0	1
71.	Sudan	0	1	0	1
71.	Vietnam	0	1	0	1
79.	Armenia	0	0	6	6
80.	Chinese Taipei	0	0	4	4
81.	Afghanistan	0	0	1	1
81.	Egypt	0	0	1	1
81.	Israel	0	0	1	1
81.	Mauritius	0	0	1	1
81.	Moldova	0	0	1	1
81.	Togo	0	0	1	1
81.	Venezuela	0	0	1	1

Don't ask Olympic tourists age or wage, warns ChinaThe list of 'eight don't asks' was issued as a guide for locals about how to show proper hospitality.

Fireworks explode over National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, during a rehearsal of Opening Ceremony for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (Reuters photo)

Olympics 2008: China leaps onto world stage in styleResurgent China opened the Olympics with a burst of fireworks at a spectacular ceremony.

Gymnast Johnson finally gets gold on beamShawn Johnson outshone rivals Nastia Liukin and Cheng Fei with her deft footwork on the balance beam to finally strike gold at the Olympics gymnastics competition on Tuesday.

Tearful Sania retires with wrist injury; doubtful for doublesAn inconsolable Sania Mirza left the court in tears after a wrist injury forced her to retire in the first round itself.

Asian nations coming good in BeijingAsian nations firmly established themselves on the Olympic medal table on Monday with Japan's Kosuke Kitajima setting a world record and Abhinav Bindra winning an historic gold for India.

Olympic hockey begins on Monday sans IndiaA modern day Olympic myth would lay in tatters as for the first time since 1928, men's hockey event would not feature India.

India at Olympics: Shooters fail to find their targetIndia's best medal bets - Anjali Bhagwat, Avneet Sidhu and Samaresh Jung - failed to go beyond the qualifying rounds.

Doping scandal hits Beijing as Greek athlete tests 'positive'A Greek track athlete due to compete in the Beijing Games has been recalled after testing positive for a prohibited performance drug, confirmed Greek sports officials.

Tombi Devi crashes out of Olympics Judo eventIndian judoka Tombi Khumujam Devi's Beijing Olympics campaign lasted only two and a half minutes as she was knocked out in the preliminary round of the women's 48kg event in Beijing.

Olympic results: China, Czech win early goldsThe Czech Republic took first honours at the Olympics, and China also won an early gold to cap a dazzling opening ceremony.

US trap shooter comes back from the deadBret Erickson has given new meaning to the sports phrase "coming back from the dead" because the American has really been there and back.

Olympic flame begins final leg in BeijingThe Olympic flame embarked on its final leg to a boisterous welcome by cheering and rapturous flag-waving crowd two days before the eagerly awaited event begins.

Bajranglal qualifies for rowing QuarterfinalsBajranglal Takhar gave the crestfallen Indian camp some reason to smile as he qualified for the quarterfinals of the men's singles Sculls event of the Beijing Olympics.

China should not prevent media from reporting: IOCThe International Olympic Committee said on Thursday it frowned on the actions of Chinese security officials who allegedly manhandled a British journalist as he tried to report on a pro-Tibet protest in a Beijing park.

Beijing Games will be cleanest ever: WADA chiefWorld Anti Doping Agency head was adamant that the Beijing Olympics would be the cleanest ever.

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