Italy ends Olympics with record 40 medals

Tokyo: Italy ends its Olympic adventure in Tokyo with a total of 40 medals, the most the country ever won, beating the previous record of 36 set in Los Angeles 1932 and Rome 1960.

Italy’s haul of medals comprises 10 golds, 10 silvers and 20 bronzes, putting it in 10th place on the table, despite having the same number of gold medals as the Netherlands, France and Germany, ranked seventh to ninth place respectively.

The US is at the top of the table with 113 medals overall (39 of which are gold), followed by China (88), Japan (58), Great Britain (65), ROC (71) and Australia (46).

Italy’s Olympic Committee (CONI) will award a total of around €7 million in prize money to its champion athletes.

Each gold medal is rewarded with €180,000 while silver gets €90,000 and bronze medalists receive €60,000.