As the dust settles on the Tokyo Olympics, the event might come to be remembered as a Games in which female athletes shone brightly for the host country.
The numbers prove that. Japan collected 58 medals, its most at a Summer Olympics, and 32 of the honors — including three that were won in mixed disciplines — were achieved by female athletes.
Of its 27 gold medals, 14 of them — including one in a combined discipline — were won by women.