as is traditional the table prioritizes the number of gold medals W on this basis in 2021 China led the Paro Olympics field with 96 Golds with Great Britain second on 41 and the United States third with 37 if countries have the same number of gold medals the order is then dictated by which has the most Silvers and finally bronze if the numbers are still identical Paralympics GB are hoping for a similar Hall in Paris as at the delayed Tokyo event where they won 12 for medals UK sport has set a target of 1 140 medals the USA team improved from fourth in 2016 to third in the Tokyo 2021 medal table and will have their eyes on battling Britain for second place the host nation France is hoping for 20 gold medals which would be a big Improvement on the 111 in Japan