Olympics-Japan exceeds its own record medal haul at Tokyo 2020

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan secured the country's record medal haul at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games of at least 56 medals as of Sunday morning, of which 27 are gold.

The new record far exceeds its previous record of 37 medals, of which 16 were gold, at the 2000 Athens Olympics.

Interest in the Olympics appeared high, with TV ratings for a tense football semi-final between Japan and Spain at one point soaring to 43%, according to the daily Yomiuri.

 

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