Officially, there are 26 sports on the 2012 Summer Olympic Program in London as well as mulitple disciplines. NBCOlympics.com considers certain disciplines to be sports, thus presenting 32 total summer sports (baseball and softball have been dropped from the summer program).
London, hosting the Games for the third time, will confront the challenge of following the majestic Beijing Games.
| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 USA | 36 | 38 | 36 | 110 |
 CHN | 51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
 RUS | 23 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
 GBR | 19 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
 AUS | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
