Hit 32 gold! China is expected to counterattack to the top, and the women's rowing has set a record! The national table tennis men's team won 5 consecutive championships

The 2024 Paris Olympics have entered the final stage, and the medal table has already taken the lead. After the end of the 13th match day, the United States team led the way with 30 gold, 38 silver and 35 bronze, and the Chinese delegation came in second with 29 gold, 25 silver and 19 bronze. Australia won 18 golds, followed by France, United Kingdom, Korea and Japan with 14 and 13 golds. So the battle for the top of the medal table will be between China and United States.

Earlier, the Chinese delegation made another good news! In the women's 500m double canoe final, the Chinese pair Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya teamed up. In the end, the two ended the race in 1:52.81, setting a new Olympic best to defend their title! It is worth mentioning that in the previous semifinals, Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya scored a time of 1:53.73, setting a new Olympic best. In the final, Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya went one step further and once again refreshed the best Olympic results to win the championship. With this gold medal, the number of gold medals of the Chinese team has also reached 30, tying the United States team.

On this competition day, the Chinese team will also hit the gold medal in the table tennis men's team, women's individual 3-meter springboard and synchronized swimming double technical selection, among which table tennis and diving have the greatest hope of winning gold.

The national table tennis men's team performed very strongly on the road to qualification, sweeping India 3-0 in the first game, and Ma Long made his Olympic debut in Paris in this game, and his form was also very good. Wang Chuqin also quickly adjusted after an unexpected exit in singles, partnering Ma Long to sweep Desai/Taka 3-0 in the match, and then beating Taka 3-0 in the singles.

In the 1/4 finals, the Chinese table tennis men's team encountered a strong rival Korea, and finally also swept 3-0 to advance. In the semi-finals against hosts France, the match was another 3-0 sweep. In the first game, Ma Long/Wang Chuqin swept A-Lebrun/Goetz 3-0; In the second game, Fan Zhendong defeated F-Lebrun 3-1, which was also the second time he defeated F-Lebrun in this Olympic Games, giving the opponent a psychological shadow. In the third game, Wang Chuqin defeated A-Lebrun 3-1 and helped the Chinese team successfully advance to the final.

Their opponent will be Sweden. The most thrilling game on Sweden's path to qualification came in the semi-finals against Japan, with the two sides going to a 2-2 tiebreaker. In the decisive game, Tomokazu Zhang and Carlberg fought to a 2-2 draw, and in the fifth game, Tomokazu Zhang once led 6-3, and was finally reversed by Carlberg!

Judging from the comparison of the strength of the two teams, the certainty of winning the national table tennis must be greater. The most talked-about is undoubtedly the singles duel between the two sides, with Fan Zhendong taking on Moregard. This is another meeting between the two sides after the singles final, although Fan Zhendong won the last game, but it was more worrying to watch. In this match, Moregard has no baggage and will definitely fight with all his might. In addition, Wang Chuqin will face Carlberg in the second singles match, which is a key match for Wang Chuqin to hit the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, and it is also worth watching whether he can withstand the pressure. If it wins the championship, the national table tennis men's team will achieve the fifth consecutive Olympic championship in this project!

In the individual 3-meter springboard diving final, the Chinese diving team sent Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen, both of whom were double-insured. The two won the championship of the double 3-meter springboard as partners before, and this time they will compete in the individual event, and the competition will most likely become the pinnacle duel between the two. If it wins the championship in the end, it will be the seventh gold medal won by the Chinese diving team in this Paris Olympic Games!

If nothing else, after these two games, the number of gold medals of the Chinese team will reach 32, surpassing the United States team to the top of the medal table.