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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

AP CM writes to Gill to relook Sailaja's non-selectionSailaja earlier met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and sought his intervention into her non-selection.

Indian shuttlers hoping to spring surprises at the GamesThe Indian shuttlers Anup Sridhar and Saina Nehwal would be looking to spring up a few surprises.

Ex-Olympians hail Gill for increasing pensionEx-Olympians have expressed their gratitude to Sports Minister MS Gill for his decision to double the sports pension.

Beijing begins 'cleaning' drive by restricting car useBeijing�s bold plan to restrict car use to clear its notoriously polluted skies in time for the Olympics kicked into high gear.

Sale of last tranche of Games' tickets on FridayThe last tranche of the Beijing Olympic tickets will go on sale from Friday, organisers said.

Indian archer Champia rues lack of modern facilitiesArcher Mangal Singh Champia, blamed lack of modern practice facilities in the country and windy conditions for his failure in the Games.

Akhil determined to go full throttle for Olympic laurelsAkhil, who is among India's best bets to fetch a medal from Beijing, says he would go full throttle to win a medal at the Olympics.

Olympic medal tough, not impossible: PadukoneBadminton ace Prakash Padukone said the task of climbing the medal rostrum was difficult but not impossible.

China's Ma Xiaoxu is likely to miss Beijing Olympics after suffering a recurrence of a knee injury. (Reuters Photo)

China's 'female Rooney' Ma out of Beijing GamesChina's Ma Xiaoxu, often described as the "female Wayne Rooney" for her talent and temper, is likely to miss the Beijing Olympics after suffering a recurrence of a knee injury, local media reported.

Ministry tells IWF to select Chanu as lifting coachSports Ministry has asked the IWF to select L Anita Chanu to accompany Monika Devi to the Beijing Olympics.

Barcelona stands firm in Messi Olympic rowBarcelona reaffirmed that it is not obligated to release Messi so that the striker can represent his national team at Olympics.

Ukrainian weightlifter embroiled in dope scandalUkrainian weightlifter Igor Razoronov was kicked out of the Beijing Olympics, the sixth athlete caught for doping during the games.

Serbian coach threatens to step down over player rowSerbia's Olympic soccer team coach Miroslav Djukic threatened to quit if he cannot take the best players available.

AAI dismisses Reena Kumari's unfair selection trial claimArchery Association of India has lashed out at discarded archer Reena Kumari for claiming that the Olympic selection trial was not fair.

Chilean Massu confident of defending Tennis goldNicolas Massu believes he can retain the gold medal he won at the Athens Olympics despite plummeting down the ATP rankings.

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