United States favourite to lead overall medal table at Paris Games

The Paris Olympic Games will open this week.

The United States arrives as the favorite to win the most medals overall.

China is unlikely to overtake the United States in the overall medal count, but it has a chance to win more gold medals than the Americans.

WPTV has a team in Paris and will be reporting from the games starting this week!

The Games highlight great individual athletes, but they are also a stand-in for geopolitical influence and national pride.

The United States is projected to win 112 medals in total: 39 gold, 32 silver and 41 bronze.

China is predicted to win 86 in total: 34 gold, 27 silver and 25 bronze.