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2021 Summer Olympics: Day Eight Competition Report

Daily Champion: Mamaran Empire (4 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)

Day Eight brought a slew of new events to Kaohsiung, offering fresh challenges and opportunities to the nations jockeying for command of the medal table. The morning began in familiar fashion, with the final Archery event at Neiweipi Cultural Park. The Formosans ended on a high note with their third archery gold, capping off an already impressive show of bowmanship these games. Within the elegant figure of the Olympic Aquatics Center, the Timmies put forth a striking performance, rocketing to victory in three of the day's four breaststroke competitions. Just across Shiyun Boulevard, the Wagains continued to outperform at Formosa National Stadium, winning both of the 5km events in Athletics.

East of downtown in Fu'an, the debut Badminton event was locked down by a formidable Mamaran roster, despite a strong run from the Malian duet of Michael Opoku Baah and Grace Atipaka. The team sabre competition in Fencing was also carried by the Exalted Empire, behind a strong offense of Italian athletes. By early afternoon, the final holes of men's Golf were being played amidst the bamboo and cypress stands of Taoyuan's Ta Shee Country Club. Though the Timmians were heavily favored heading into the tournament, it was the Orsonian heavyweight Bair Samuel who walked away with gold. The Artistic Gymnastics discipline began with the popular all-around competition, pairing the world's elite against each other in a six-event medley. The Lucijians once again defended their dominance in the sport, triumphing in both the men's and women's categories.

The first team event in Judo was also the program's last, as the narrow victory of the Mamaran team settled once and for all its stubborn back-and-forth with the Lucijans. At the historic retreat of Sizihwan, in the shadow of Mount Gushan and National Sun Yat-sen University, the first pairings of Sailing saw windsurfers dodge between coral reefs in the warm waters of the South China Sea. The afternoon belonged to the Cybusians and Wagains, whose athletes had a long maritime heritage to look back on from the top of the podium. Teo Shun Xie of Singapore made a strong showing in pistol Shooting, breaking for a moment the duopoly of Malian and Orsonian marksmen. The evening closed under the floodlights of the brand-new Qiaotou International Tennis Centre, with the Czech-Polish pair of Barbora Strycova and Lukasz Kubot defending their world no. 1 ranking with a first-place Cybusian finish in mixed doubles.

Most Gold Medals Overall: Timmian Confederation (23) and Mamaran Empire (23)
Most Total Medals Overall: Timmian Confederation (84)

All contests can be viewed in detail on this factbook.