Commentary In the recent Tokyo Olympics, the United States placed first overall and won the most gold medals. However, China is now claiming first place in gold, but not by anything accomplished on the field of play. After the final official count, China added the medals won by Hong Kong and Taiwan, improving their count to 41 gold, 37 silver, and 27 bronze, for an overall count of 105 medals. This cheating violates Olympic rules, under which Hong Kong and Taiwan compete independently. If China actually won the medals, it would make no difference in the way it should be perceived. Despite stunning victories by American Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics, National Socialist (Nazi) Germany won the most medals with 33 gold, 26 silver, and 30 bronze, for a total of 89. The United States came second, with 24 gold, 20 silver and 12 bronze for total of 56. …