Friday, August 22, 2008

A geographical medals table?

There has been a bit of discussion in the press over the last few days about how the Olympic medals table should be shown. Clearly countries such as China with very large populations are more likely to win medals. Similarly, countries which can afford to invest money in sport facilities and training are more likely to produce medal winners. Such countries are likely to have a large GDP (Gross Domestic Product). Here are a couple of 'alternative' medal tables....

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