Olympic medal count: Women shine as US surges past China

(See {OLY <GO>} for top Olympic stories, medals table.) Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. women's eight successfully defended its Olympic rowing title and Britain twice won gold as China maintained its lead in the medal standings at the London Games.(See {OLY <GO>} for top Olympic stories, medals table.) Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. women's eight successfully defended its Olympic rowing title and Britain twice won gold as China maintained its lead in the medal standings at the London Games.LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - China lead the Olympic medal standings after Day Six of the London Games on Thursday. Results Table

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