China would top the Rio Olympic medal standings if the results were based on the most recent World Championships across all Olympic sports, according to Italian Luciano Barra, who projects Olympic medal counts.
Barra, a former Italian Olympic Committee senior member, tallied 94 total medals for China and 82 for the U.S. Barra totaled the most gold medals for the U.S. (35) over China (32).
Russia came in a distant third in both counts.
Olympic host nation Brazil has 20 medals, including three golds, far below its 2016 goal, but it will receive a boost from the home-field advantage next year.