The 2024 Paris Olympics are well underway.

As the greatest athletes in the world go head to head through a series of high-stakes competitions, at this halfway point it is hard to turn away from the leaderboard.

According to 'NBC,' the United States is currently in the lead with 22 medals as of Tuesday afternoon. After America, France is second, then China, and then Japan. South Korea is in 5th place with 11 medals.

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Archery - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 2
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 28: Gold medalists Hunyoung Jeon, Sihyeon Lim and Suhyeon Nam of Team Republic of Korea (C), Silver medalists Qixuan An, Jiaman Li and Xiaolei Yang of Team People’s Republic of China (L) and Bronze medalists Angela Ruiz, Alejandra Valencia and Ana Vazquez of Team Mexico (R) pose on the podium during the Archery medal ceremony after the Women’s Team event on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Esplanade Des Invalides on July 28, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

While the United States is leading the charge in total medals, they are not leading with the quantity of gold medals. Of the thirteen medals that Japan has won, seven of them are gold. Following Japan in gold medals is China with six, France, Australia, and South Korea with five, and Great Britain and the United States with 3.

The three gold medals that have been won so far by the United States have been in swimming and fencing. Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, will be competing in her first medal-eligible event tonight, July 30th.

Many are concerned about the Biles in this season's competition due to an injury in her leg. According to her coach Cecile Canqueteau-Landi, the injury began a few years prior to the onset of the games. The gymnast, 27, has been working to preserve her strength as the competition revs up.

Artistic Gymnastics - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 2
Simone Biles of Team USA competes on the beam during the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Qualification on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on July 28, 2024 in Paris, France. Naomi Baker/Getty Images

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Back in 2020, Biles had to bow out of participating in the Olympics due to a case of the "twisties." However, the olympian has no regrets, and now sees the sport in a different light.

The star athlete told the official 'Olympics' website how "We're always going to prioritize mental health. And I think that's really nice that Tokyo gave us that opportunity to open up that stage for that talk. I think now athletes are a little bit more in tune. We trust what our gut is saying and just taking mental health a little bit more serious."

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