Cameron Spencer | Getty ImagesThe U.S. and China each won 40 gold medals in the first Summer Games draw in Olympic history, with the Americans pulling into a tie Sunday with victory in the last event, women's basketball.
China's Li Wenwen won gold in women's heavyweight weightlifting in what could have been a death knell for American hopes to capture overall gold.
U.S. hopes were dimmed further when Chicago native Kennedy Blades, who made a surprising run to the gold medal wrestling match, lost to 76-kg rival Yuka Kagami of Japan.
Gold medalist Simone Biles of Team USA poses during the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final medal ceremony on Aug. 1.
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Persons:
Cameron Spencer, China's Li Wenwen, Yuka Kagami, Jennifer Valente, Noah Lyles, Breanna Stewart, Cheryl Reeve wryly, hasn't, Simone Biles, Tom Weller, voigt, Anastasiia Kirpichnikova, Katie Ledecky, Isabel Gose, Quinn Rooney, Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs, Eleanor Harvey of Canada, Patrick Smith
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Paris, France, China, U.S, Japan, Italy, San Diego, Beijing, Norway, Germany, Soviet Union, Barcelona, Tokyo, Rio, London