Rio Olympics medal count 2016: United States reaches 100 total medals

Updated 2016 Rio Olympics medal count after the events on Day 13 of the games on Thursday, August 18

Day 13 of Rio 2016 brought another load of medals and fantastic action in the events throughout the day on Thursday, August 18. The main event of the evening featured a number of big gold medal events in Olympic track and field that altered the Olympics medal count. Moreover, it also kept the crowd absolutely buzzing.

Usain Bolt was the main attraction of the evening in track and field. The fastest man in the world proved for the eighth consecutive year that he is indeed just that. For the third consecutive Olympic Games, Bolt won the Men’s 200m final by a runaway. That’s the eighth Olympic gold medal of his career and he’ll look for his ninth later in the Games in the Men’s 4x100m relay.

Also winning a gold on the track was the Dalilah Muhammad of the United States in the Women’s 400m Hurdles. She brought home more hardware for the Team USA track and field team. Moreover, Ashton Eaton proved that he’s the best athlete in the world again, winning back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the decathlon.

Perhaps the biggest happening of the night, though, was that the United States increased their lead even further in the Olympics medal count. They became the first team to reach 100 overall medals won.

Here’s a look at the 2016 Rio Olympics medal count standings after Day 13:

Great Britain also added to their medal total, creeping closer to China in overall medals won after already surpassing them in gold medals won. Now we’ll see in the final three days of the Games if there are any other major shakeups on the way.