USA, China Earn First Golds

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The U.S. won their first gold medal on the first day of competition (Sat. July 27 ), winning the men's 4x100 m freestyle relay.

China also won gold that day in air rifle, and the two nations ended up with 40 golds each.

France stuns Fiji in Rugby Sevens Final , handing them their first ever loss in the event ( 17-1 ).

Team USA rowing won gold in the men's four for the first time since 1960 behind the crew of Justin Best , Nick Mead , Michael Grady and Liam Corrigan .

Teddy Riner became the first man to win four gold medals in judo.

Noah Lyles won 100-meter gold in a photo finish, becoming the first American to earn the title of " World's Fastest Man " since 2004 .

The U.S. men and women both took gold in the 4x400 m relay to close out the track & field program with 34 medals and 14 golds, their most at a single Olympics since 1984 .

The USWNT beat Brazil 1 -0 to win their first Olympic gold since 2012 and ninth major tournament ( five Olympics , four World Cups ), which is more than all other teams combined ( eight ).