Tokyo Olympics: US Ties China In Gold Medal Table With Jennifer Valente’s Cycling Win


IZU, JAPAN – AUGUST 08: Jennifer Valente of Team United States celebrates winning the gold medal while holding the flag of her country during the Women’s Omnium points race, 4 round of 4 of the track cycling on day sixteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Izu Velodrome on August 08, 2021 in Izu, Shizuoka, Japan. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

American Jennifer Valente won gold in the women’s omnium cycling competition, giving the United States its 38th gold medal of Tokyo 2020 to tie China atop the gold medal table.

Japan’s Yumi Kajihara took silver, and Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands won bronze.

The US has now won 110 medals and has a chance for another gold when the American women’s volleyball team takes on Brazil.

Source : TRN,