As the Tokyo Summer Olympic games reach the hallway point, speculations of unfair play and the mental health of the athletes dominate the headlines.

Basketball player Kevin Durant has made history after his three point shot put him in first place for the most points in Olympic basketball.

Jamaican runner Elaine Thompson-Herah also made it into the record books when she set a new record in the 100m race. 

On this eighth day of competition, Jamaica, Qatar, Belarus, the Dominican Republic, Sweden, and Malaysia all joined the list of medal winners.

In the battle for the lead, the People’s Republic of China tops the list of gold medal winners with 21 and has tied with the United States for the most medals won with 46.

Olympic Medal Count – Day 8:
People’s Republic of China – 46
United States – 46
ROC (Russia) – 37
Japan – 30
Great Britain – 28
Australia – 27
Italy – 24
France – 19
Germany – 17
Republic of Korea – 16
Netherlands – 16
Canada – 12
New Zealand – 10
Switzerland – 10
Brazil – 8
Czech Republic – 7
Chinese Taipei – 7
Croatia – 6
Hungary – 6
Georgia – 5
Spain – 5
Austria – 5
Ukraine – 5
Slovenia – 4
Romania – 4
Serbia – 4
Hong Kong, China – 3
South Africa – 3
Jamaica – 3
Turkey – 3
Colombia – 3
Indonesia – 3
Mongolia – 3
Kazakhstan – 3
Kosovo – 2
Norway – 2
Poland – 2
Slovakia – 2
Sweden – 2
Tunisia – 2
Estonia – 2
Fiji – 2
Ireland – 2
Uzbekistan – 2
Dominican Republic – 2
Venezuela – 2
Belgium – 2
Cuba – 2
Denmark – 2
San Marino – 2
Uganda – 2
Egypt – 2
Israel – 2
Mexico – 2
Bermuda – 1
Belarus – 1
Ecuador – 1
Ethiopia – 1
Greece – 1
Islamic Republic of Iran – 1
Latvia – 1
Philippines – 1
Qatar – 1
Thailand – 1
Bulgaria – 1
India – 1
Jordan – 1
North Macedonia – 1
Turkmenistan – 1
Argentina – 1
Azerbaijan – 1
Cote d’Ivoire – 1
Finland – 1
Kuwait – 1
Malaysia – 1
Portugal – 1