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According to the Daily Telegraph and the Sydney Morning Herald, as of 12 midnight EST on August 4, Australia had achieved brilliant results on the eighth day of the Olympic Games and is currently jumping to second place in the medal table.
Matt Ebden和John Peers
Grae Morris（图片来源：澳洲九号台新闻）
In the men's doubles tennis competition, Matt Ebden and John Peers beat United States' Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram from one set down to help Australia win Olympic gold in the event for the first time in 28 years. In addition, young windsurfer Grae Morris also won a silver medal in Marseille, the first time Australia has won a medal in windsurfing in more than 30 years.
(Image source: The Sydney Morning Herald)
With the above records, Australia is currently in second place in the medal table with 12 golds, 7 silvers and 5 bronzes, only behind China with 13 golds, 9 silvers and 9 bronzes.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, it was Australia's best start to the Olympics.
Australia has never won 12 gold medals in the first eight days of competition. Since it is still late afternoon in Paris, the results could be further improved.