World number four tennis player and 2008 Olympics gold men’s singles winner Rafael Nadal was knocked out in the semi-finals by Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 5-7, 6-4, 7-6. Del Potro who also defeated world number one Novak Djokovic will now face world number 2 and Olympics defending champion Andy Murray in the final.
Hosts Brazil qualified for the semi-finals of the football event by beating South American rivals Colombia. Goals from Neymar and Luan was all the Brazilians needed to book a place to face another South American team Honduras who defeated South Korea 1-0 in the quarter final.
The USA still top the medal standings with a total of 60 medals, 28 of which are gold. China remains second with 13 gold out of a total of 41 medals.
A total of 438 medals have been won by 65 countries.
| Country |  |
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1
United States
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24 | 18 | 18 | 60 | ||||||
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2
China
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13 | 11 | 17 | 41 | ||||||
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3
Great Britain
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10 | 13 | 7 | 30 | ||||||
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4
Germany
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8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | ||||||
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5
Japan
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7 | 3 | 14 | 24 | ||||||
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6
Russia
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6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | ||||||
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7
Australia
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6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | ||||||
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8
Italy
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6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | ||||||
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9
South Korea
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6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||||||
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10
France
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5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
Dolapo is a writer and journalist who works with YNaija. He has interests in Christianity, politics and sports.
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