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Olympic 2016 Medal Count: Thursday's Latest Nation Rankings and Standings

Great Britain claimed gold in the sailing and silver in canoeing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. There was further joy when the Brownlee brothers, Alistair and Jonathan, took gold and silver, respectively, in the men's triathlon.

Yet it's still Team USA comfortably leading the way in the overall medal count for the Games. Their cause was boosted by Kerron Clement besting the field in the men's 400-metre hurdles final.

Here's what the medal count looks like with some of Thursday's biggest events in the books:

Recap

Clement was too fast and powerful for the competition, en route to clocking a finishing time of 47.