The gold medal for men's 200m freestyle is pictured on Sun Yang of China. REUTERS/David Gray
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Defeats in sports dominated by China at previous Olympics have left the country in an unfamiliar third place on the medals table, with some predicting that Rio 2016 could witness the lowest haul in two decades.
Chinese athletes have so far failed to defend gold medals in some of their strongest events, such as badminton to diving, leading the country to sit behind the United States (28 golds) and Britain (19 golds) after 11 days of competition.
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