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| | |One athlete -- Greek triple-jumper Voula Papachristou -- was expelled from the Greek National team by her own country's Olympic committee '''''before it officially opened''''' based on a one-sentence joke about immigration, even though she apologized. The joke in question was this from her Twitter: "With so many Africans in Greece, the West Nile mosquitoes will be getting home food!!!" It should be noted that Papachristou apologized for the tweet. | | |One athlete -- Greek triple-jumper Voula Papachristou -- was expelled from the Greek National team by her own country's Olympic committee '''''before it officially opened''''' based on a one-sentence joke about immigration, even though she apologized. The joke in question was this from her Twitter: "With so many Africans in Greece, the West Nile mosquitoes will be getting home food!!!" It should be noted that Papachristou apologized for the tweet. |
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| − | In addition to the Greek Olympic Committee's decision on Papachristou, the IOC's own twitter-use policy has been criticized for hindering free speech. The policy, which is claimed to protect the IOC's commercial rights, goes as far as to prevent athletes from "reporting on events". According to The Globe and Mail, even a tweet such as "Won our games against China, USA. Next up, the Brazilians," could get an athlete expelled from the Games without notice. As of yet, no athletes have been expelled by the IOC for this [[social media]] [[censorship]] policy.
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| − | Lolo Jones, a pro-[[abstinence]] [[American]] hurdler, is being criticized by the [[lamestream media]] for sending out a pro-[[Second Amendment]] tweet.
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| − | The [[liberal]] thought police expelled a Swiss soccer player for tweeting that South Koreans are "retards."<ref>[[http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/07/another-racist-twitter-scandal-gets-another-olympic-athlete-boot/55197/] </ref>
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| − | |Beckham was not selected as the final torchbearer. He was, however, a passenger on the speedboat that carried the torch up the River Thames. He assisted in the hand-off of the torch to Sir Steve Redgrave, one of Britain's greatest Olympians. Sebastian Coe, chairman of London 2012, stated, "He [Beckham] will be more than an ambassador given what he has done, the commitment he has given and the amount of time he has spent with us in London on this project. He was not only alongside us when we won [the right to host the Olympics], he was alongside us when we threw our hats in the ring."<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/football/9388462/London-2012-Olympics-David-Beckham-will-be-more-than-an-ambassador-at-the-Games.html London 2012 Olympics: David Beckham will be 'more than an ambassador' at the Games] telegraph.co.uk, July 10, 2012, retrieved July 28, 2012</ref>
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| − | |In women's soccer, France finished with two wins and a loss and came in second in their group, which also included the United States (see below). They will face Sweden in the quarterfinals. Great Britain finished with a perfect 3-0-0 record and will face Canada in the quarterfinals.
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| − | Australia failed to qualify for either soccer event. This was their first time attempting to qualify out of the Asian Zone instead of the significantly weaker Oceanic Zone, so this may have been a factor. They will, however, send teams in most other team sports, since they qualify from the Oceanic Zone in those.
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| − | |Increasingly atheistic Great Britain did not win its first gold medal until Day 5 (August 1), despite having all the advantages of being the host nation. China, an officially atheist and communist country, leads the standings with 13 gold medals. Despite having more than three times the population of the United States and despite having a national program designed to produce champion athletes, China is trailing the USA in total medals (24-23) part of the way into Day 5, and has 13 gold medals to the United States's 9. Somewhat atheistic France is a distant third in total golds with 4. Australia has 1 gold and 6 total medals.
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| − | |How many athletes will do the equivalent of [[Tebowing]] after a victory? American Meb Keflezighi, who won the silver medal in the marathon in 2004, typically gives glory to [[God]] with the sign of the [[Cross]] after finishing a race.<ref>http://www.letsrun.com/2009/nycmen1101.php</ref>
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| − | |will selfless play by outspoken [[Christian]] [[Kevin Durant]] overcome ball-hogging by [[Overrated Sports Stars|Overrated Sports Star]]s [[Kobe Bryant]] and [[LeBron James]] on [[USA Basketball]]?
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| − | |After a slow start, the United States beat France 98-71 in their first game. LeBron James had 9 points in 25 minutes, while Kobe Bryant was limited to 12 minutes but scored 10 points. Kevin Durant led all players from both teams with 22 points.
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| − | |will one of the [[Essay:Greatest Conservative Sports Stars|Greatest Conservative Sports Stars]] -- such as Novak Djokovic -- win the gold medal? Will [[Andy Murray]] of atheistic Britain underperform?
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| − | |Both players won their first three matches to advance to the quarterfinals. Murray will face Nicolas Almagro of Spain, while Djokovic will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France. The winners of those two matches will meet in the semifinals.
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| − | |Taibi was eliminated from the Olympics on the first day of official competition after finishing in 34th place. Few articles mentioned her prior to her elimination; there was more publicity about her after her defeat.<ref>[http://blog.sfgate.com/olympics/2012/07/28/pregnant-shooter%E2%80%99s-olympics-end-after-34th-place-finish-in-qualifying/ Pregnant shooter’s Olympics end after 34th-place finish in qualifying] sfgate.com, July 28, 2012, retrieved July 28, 2012</ref><ref>[http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/shooting/story/Pregnant-Malaysian-shooter-does-baby-proud-at-London-Olympics-072812 Pregnant shooter does baby proud] foxsports.com, July 28, 2012, retrieved July 28, 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/shooting/story/2012-07-28/pregnant-shooter-nur-suryani-mohd-taibi-malaysia-misses-final/56551354/1 Pregnant shooter misses final, treasures experience] usatoday.com, July 28, 2012, retrieved July 28, 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/28/london-2012-pregnant-shooting London 2012: 'Be quiet, mummy's shooting,' says pregnant competitor] guardian.co.uk, July 28, 2012, retrieved July 28, 2012</ref> The New York Times ran an article on the athlete on 16 July 2012,<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/17/sports/olympics/17iht-oly17.html?_r=1] </ref> The Guardian <ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/28/london-2012-pregnant-shooting]</ref> and ESPN <ref>[http://www.espnstar.com/olympics/shooting/news/detail/item832224/Nur-Suryani-off-target-in-London/]</ref> both reported on her results in the competition.
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| − | |ranked #1 and won the gold in the last two Olympics, most recently with a foreign coach. Now that this [[U.S.]] team is [[politically correct]], will it underachieve?<ref>A foreigner, reportedly a lesbian, was selected as the head coach of the already champion American Olympic women's soccer team in 2007, and in the following year that team repeated its gold medal-winning performance of 2004. Aren't there American, although perhaps not politically correct, soccer coaches good enough to run the Olympic team?</ref> Major rivals will be Japan, Brazil and France.
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| − | |They have been largely ignored. However, other minor sports with little national following have been equally ignored. See the entry above on the Malaysian shooter for an exception to this lack of coverage.
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| − | |Will countries that have implemented same-sex marriage underperform? (See below for a more lengthy explanation)
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| − | |Will heavy underdogs [[Tunisia]] overperform in Group A? Group A should perhaps be dubbed the "Group of Left", since the other five teams are Sweden, Iceland, and Argentina, where same-sex marriage is legal, and increasingly atheistic Great Britain and France.
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| − | |They lost to Sweden in their first game, 28-21. This was followed by a 32-22 loss to Iceland. Next up is France on August 2 at 11:15 AM local, 5:15 AM on the East coast of the United States. The top four in each six team group advance to the quarterfinals, which are single elimination. They are a long shot, but other than last place would be unexpectedly good.
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The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad and informally as London 2012, will be held in London from July 27 through August 12. This makes London the first city to host the Games three times - the previous occasions being in 1908 and 1948. The Olympic Games have pagan origins; the torch relay was first used for the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Nazi Berlin. During the Modern Olympic Games, the pagan origins of the Olympics have been replaced by faith-based achievement by the participating athletes.
Athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees will be participating.[1] Sports contests having the greatest political interest are:
| Sport
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Political issue
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Answer
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| Multiple
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How many athletes will be unfairly expelled based on liberal censorship of their free speech?
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One athlete -- Greek triple-jumper Voula Papachristou -- was expelled from the Greek National team by her own country's Olympic committee before it officially opened based on a one-sentence joke about immigration, even though she apologized. The joke in question was this from her Twitter: "With so many Africans in Greece, the West Nile mosquitoes will be getting home food!!!" It should be noted that Papachristou apologized for the tweet.
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Nations that have implemented equality
Argentina's Olympic medals in the Summer Games
| Year and location
|
Gold
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Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
| 1900 Paris |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1904 St. Louis |
Did not participate
|
| 1908 London |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1912 Stockholm |
Did not participate
|
| 1920 Antwerp |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1924 Paris |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6
|
| 1928 Amsterdam |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7
|
| 1932 Los Angeles |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4
|
| 1936 Berlin |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7
|
| 1948 London |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7
|
| 1952 Helsinki |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5
|
| 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2
|
| 1960 Rome |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2
|
| 1964 Tokyo |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1
|
| 1968 Mexico City |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2
|
| 1972 Munich |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1
|
| 1976 Montreal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1980 Moscow |
Did not participate
|
| 1984 Los Angeles |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1988 Seoul |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2
|
| 1992 Barcelona |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1
|
| 1996 Atlanta |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3
|
| 2000 Sydney |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4
|
| 2004 Athens |
2 |
0 |
4 |
6
|
| 2008 Beijing |
2 |
0 |
4 |
6
|
| July 22, 2010 |
|
| 2012 London |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
| Total |
17 |
23 |
26 |
66
|
Belgium's Olympic medals in the Summer Games
| Year and location
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
| 1896 Athens |
Did not participate
|
| 1900 Paris |
5 |
5 |
5 |
15
|
| 1904 St. Louis |
Did not participate
|
| 1908 London |
1 |
5 |
2 |
8
|
| 1912 Stockholm |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6
|
| 1920 Antwerp (host) |
14 |
11 |
11 |
36
|
| 1924 Paris |
3 |
7 |
3 |
13
|
| 1928 Amsterdam |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3
|
| 1932 Los Angeles |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1936 Berlin |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2
|
| 1948 London |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7
|
| 1952 Helsinki |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4
|
| 1956 Stockholm/Melbourne |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2
|
| 1960 Rome |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4
|
| 1964 Tokyo |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3
|
| 1968 Mexico City |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2
|
| 1972 Munich |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2
|
| 1976 Montreal |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6
|
| 1980 Moscow |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1
|
| 1984 Los Angeles |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4
|
| 1988 Seoul |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2
|
| 1992 Barcelona |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3
|
| 1996 Atlanta |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6
|
| 2000 Sydney |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5
|
| January 30, 2003 |
|
| 2004 Athens |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3
|
| 2008 Beijing |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2
|
| 2012 London |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
| Total |
37 |
51 |
51 |
139
|
Canada's Olympic medals in the Summer Games
| Year and location
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
| 1896 Athens |
did not compete
|
| 1900 Paris |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2
|
| 1904 St. Louis |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6
|
| 1908 London |
3 |
3 |
10 |
16
|
| 1912 Stockholm |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8
|
| 1920 Antwerp |
3 |
3 |
3 |
9
|
| 1924 Paris |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4
|
| 1928 Amsterdam |
4 |
4 |
7 |
15
|
| 1932 Los Angeles |
2 |
5 |
8 |
15
|
| 1936 Berlin |
1 |
3 |
5 |
9
|
| 1948 London |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3
|
| 1952 Helsinki |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3
|
| 1956 Stockholm/Melbourne |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6
|
| 1960 Rome |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1
|
| 1964 Tokyo |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4
|
| 1968 Mexico City |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5
|
| 1972 Munich |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5
|
| 1976 Montreal (host) |
0 |
5 |
6 |
11
|
| 1980 Moscow |
did not compete
|
| 1984 Los Angeles |
10 |
18 |
16 |
44
|
| 1988 Seoul |
3 |
2 |
5 |
10
|
| 1992 Barcelona |
7 |
4 |
7 |
18
|
| 1996 Atlanta |
3 |
11 |
8 |
22
|
| 2000 Sydney |
3 |
3 |
8 |
14
|
| 2004 Athens |
3 |
6 |
3 |
12
|
| July 20, 2005 |
|
| 2008 Beijing |
3 |
9 |
6 |
18
|
| 2012 London |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
| Total |
58 |
94 |
108 |
260
|
Denmark's Olympic medals in the Summer Games
| Year and location
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
| 1896 Athens |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6
|
| 1900 Paris |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6
|
| 1904 St. Louis |
did not participate
|
| 1908 London |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5
|
| 1912 Stockholm |
1 |
6 |
5 |
12
|
| 1920 Antwerp |
3 |
9 |
1 |
13
|
| 1924 Paris |
2 |
5 |
2 |
9
|
| 1928 Amsterdam |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6
|
| 1932 Los Angeles |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6
|
| 1936 Berlin |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5
|
| 1948 London |
5 |
7 |
8 |
20
|
| 1952 Helsinki |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6
|
| 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4
|
| 1960 Rome |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6
|
| 1964 Tokyo |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6
|
| 1968 Mexico City |
1 |
4 |
3 |
8
|
| 1972 Munich |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1
|
| 1976 Montreal |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3
|
| 1980 Moscow |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5
|
| 1984 Los Angeles |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6
|
| 1988 Seoul |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4
|
| 1992 Barcelona |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6
|
| 1996 Atlanta |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6
|
| 2000 Sydney |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6
|
| 2004 Athens |
2 |
0 |
6 |
8
|
| 2008 Beijing |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7
|
| June 15, 2012 |
|
| 2012 London |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
| Total |
41 |
63 |
66 |
170
|
Iceland's Olympic medals in the Summer Games
| Year and location
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
| 1896 Athens |
Did not participate
|
| 1900 Paris |
Did not participate
|
| 1904 St. Louis |
did not participate
|
| 1908 London |
Did not participate
|
| 1912 Stockholm |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1920 Antwerp |
Did not participate
|
| 1924 Paris |
Did not participate
|
| 1928 Amsterdam |
Did not participate
|
| 1932 Los Angeles |
Did not participate
|
| 1936 Berlin |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1948 London |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1952 Helsinki |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1
|
| 1960 Rome |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1964 Tokyo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1968 Mexico City |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1972 Munich |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1976 Montreal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1980 Moscow |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1984 Los Angeles |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1
|
| 1988 Seoul |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1992 Barcelona |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1996 Atlanta |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 2000 Sydney |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1
|
| 2004 Athens |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 2008 Beijing |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1
|
| June 27, 2010 |
|
| 2012 London |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
| Total |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4
|
The Netherland's Olympic medals in the Summer Games
| Year and location
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
| 1896 Athens |
did not participate
|
| 1900 Paris |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4
|
| 1904 St. Louis |
did not participate
|
| 1908 London |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2
|
| 1912 Stockholm |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3
|
| 1920 Antwerp |
4 |
2 |
5 |
11
|
| 1924 Paris |
4 |
1 |
5 |
10
|
| 1928 Amsterdam (host) |
6 |
9 |
4 |
19
|
| 1932 Los Angeles |
2 |
5 |
0 |
7
|
| 1936 Berlin |
6 |
4 |
7 |
17
|
| 1948 London |
5 |
2 |
9 |
16
|
| 1952 Helsinki |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5
|
| 1956 Stockholm/Melbourne |
did not participate
|
| 1960 Rome |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3
|
| 1964 Tokyo |
2 |
4 |
4 |
10
|
| 1968 Mexico City |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7
|
| 1972 Munich |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5
|
| 1976 Montreal |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5
|
| 1980 Moscow |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3
|
| 1984 Los Angeles |
5 |
2 |
6 |
13
|
| 1988 Seoul |
2 |
2 |
5 |
9
|
| 1992 Barcelona |
2 |
6 |
7 |
15
|
| 1996 Atlanta |
4 |
5 |
10 |
19
|
| 2000 Sydney |
12 |
9 |
4 |
25
|
| April 1, 2001 |
|
| 2004 Athens |
4 |
9 |
9 |
22
|
| 2008 Beijing |
7 |
5 |
4 |
16
|
| 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London |
? |
? |
? |
?
|
| Total |
71 |
79 |
96 |
246
|
Again, trying to insinuate an argument that a country is underperforming because they allow something people may disagree with is not factual, and leads to bigotry.</ref>
Nations that are increasingly reasonable[
Winners
Individual Events
Team Events
| Event
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Country
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Religious Category
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| Women's 4x100m Freestyle (Swimming)
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Australia
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Down Under
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| Men's Team Archery
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Italy
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Cool people
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| Women's Team Archery
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South Korea
|
The best in the world
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| Men's 4x100m Freestyle (Swimming)
|
France
|
The out-touchers
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| Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard (Diving)
|
China
|
The best in the world
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| Men's Synchronized 10m Platform (Diving)
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China
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Fun
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| Men's Artistic Team All-round (Gymnastics)
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China
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Good people
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Expected Medals
There are many factors that contribute to a countries success in the Olympics (population, proximity host country, culture) and Gross Domestic Product cannot be used as a fair proxy, due to low-GDP China comfortably coming first in the 2008 Olympics and Russia ranking third. Below is how the Olympic medals would be awarded if each country earned medals in proportion to their GDP, which vastly overestimates the United States' performance.
| Country
|
Expected Medals
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| Afghanistan
|
0.2
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| Albania
|
0.2
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| Andorra
|
0.1
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| Antigua and Barbuda
|
0
|
| Angola
|
1.2
|
| Algeria
|
2.3
|
| Argentina
|
5.3
|
| Armenia
|
0.1
|
| Aruba
|
0
|
| Australia
|
16.2
|
| Austria
|
5.4
|
| Azerbaijan
|
0.7
|
| Bahamas
|
0.1
|
| Bangladesh
|
1.4
|
| Barbados
|
0
|
| Burundi
|
0
|
| Belgium
|
6.7
|
| Belize
|
0
|
| Benin
|
0.1
|
| Bermuda
|
0.1
|
| Bhutan
|
0
|
| Bolivia
|
0.3
|
| Bosnia-Herzegovina
|
0.2
|
| Bahrain
|
0.3
|
| Botswana
|
0.2
|
| Belarus
|
0.8
|
| Brazil
|
29.9
|
| Virgin Islands
|
0
|
| Bulgaria
|
0.7
|
| Burkina Faso
|
0.1
|
| Cameroon
|
0.3
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| Cambodia
|
0.2
|
| Canada
|
22.6
|
| Cayman Islands
|
0
|
| Central African Republic
|
0
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| Chad
|
0.1
|
| Chile
|
3
|
| China
|
98.8
|
| Taiwan
|
7.2
|
| Colombia
|
4.1
|
| Comoros
|
0
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| Cape Verde
|
0
|
| Congo
|
0.2
|
| Cook Islands
|
0
|
| Costa Rica
|
0.5
|
| Cote-d´lvoire
|
0.3
|
| Croatia
|
0.9
|
| Cuba
|
0.9
|
| Cyprus
|
0.4
|
| Czech Republic
|
2.8
|
| Denmark
|
4.4
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| Djibouti
|
0
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| Dominica
|
0
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| Dominican Republic
|
0.7
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| Ecuador
|
0.8
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| Egypt
|
3.1
|
| El Salvador
|
0.3
|
| Equatorial Guinea
|
0.2
|
| Eritrea
|
0
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| Estonia
|
0.3
|
| Ethiopia
|
0.4
|
| Fiji
|
0
|
| Finland
|
3.4
|
| France
|
39.8
|
| Gabon
|
0.2
|
| Gambia
|
0
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| Germany
|
47
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| Ghana
|
0.4
|
| United Kingdom
|
32.4
|
| Guinea-Bissau
|
0
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| Georgia
|
0.2
|
| Greece
|
4.3
|
| Grenada
|
0
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| Guam
|
0
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| Guatemala
|
0.6
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| Guinea
|
0.1
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| Guyana
|
0
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| Haiti
|
0.1
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| Honduras
|
0.2
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| Hong Kong
|
3.2
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| Hungary
|
1.8
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| Iceland
|
0.2
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| India
|
24.7
|
| Indonesia
|
10.1
|
| Iran
|
4.7
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| Iraq
|
1.2
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| Ireland
|
3
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| Italy
|
29.5
|
| Israel
|
3.1
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| Jamaica
|
0.2
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| Japan
|
78.2
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| Jordan
|
0.4
|
| Kazakhstan
|
2.3
|
| Kyrgyzstan
|
0.1
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| Kenya
|
0.4
|
| South Korea
|
14.8
|
| North Korea
|
0.4
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| Kuwait
|
2
|
| Laos
|
0.1
|
| Latvia
|
0.4
|
| Saint Lucia
|
0
|
| Lebanon
|
0.5
|
| Lesotho
|
0
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| Libya
|
0.9
|
| Lichtenstein
|
0.1
|
| Luxembourg
|
0.8
|
| Macedonia
|
0.1
|
| Madagascar
|
0.1
|
| Malawi
|
0.1
|
| Malaysia
|
3.3
|
| Moldova
|
0.1
|
| Marshall Islands
|
0
|
| Maldives
|
0
|
| Malta
|
0.1
|
| Mali
|
0.1
|
| Mauritania
|
0.2
|
| Mauritius
|
0.1
|
| Mexico
|
16.2
|
| Micronesia
|
0
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| Monaco
|
0.1
|
| Montenegro
|
0.1
|
| Mongolia
|
0.1
|
| Morocco
|
1.3
|
| Mozambique
|
0.1
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| Myanmar
|
0.7
|
| Namibia
|
0.2
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| Nepal
|
0.2
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| Netherlands
|
11.2
|
| New Zealand
|
1.8
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| Nicaragua
|
0.1
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| Niger
|
0.1
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| Niger
|
0.1
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| Norway
|
5.9
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| Oman
|
0.7
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| Pakistan
|
2.4
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| Palau
|
0
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| Panama
|
0.4
|
| Papua New Guinea
|
0.1
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| Paraguay
|
0.3
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| Peru
|
2.3
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| Philippines
|
2.9
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| Poland
|
6.7
|
| Portugal
|
3.3
|
| Puerto Rico
|
1.4
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| Qatar
|
1.4
|
| Romania
|
2.3
|
| Rwanda
|
0.1
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| Saint Lucia
|
0
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
0
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| Samoa
|
0
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| San Marino
|
0
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| Saudi Arabia
|
6.2
|
| Seychelles
|
0
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| Sierra Leone
|
0
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| Senegal
|
0.2
|
| Slovenia
|
0.7
|
| Solomon Islands
|
0
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| South Africa
|
5.2
|
| Sri Lanka
|
0.7
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| Slovakia
|
1.3
|
| Swaziland
|
0.1
|
| Serbia
|
0.6
|
| Singapore
|
3
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| Spain
|
20.2
|
| Sudan
|
0.9
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| Suriname
|
0
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| Syria
|
0.8
|
| Sweden
|
6.6
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| Switzerland
|
7.6
|
| Tanzania
|
0.3
|
| Tonga
|
0
|
| Thailand
|
4.6
|
| Togo
|
0
|
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
0.3
|
| Tajikistan
|
0.1
|
| Timor-Leste
|
0
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| Turkmenistan
|
0.3
|
| Tunisia
|
0.6
|
| Turkey
|
10.5
|
| Tuvalu
|
0
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| Uganda
|
0.2
|
| Ukraine
|
2
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| United Arab Emirates
|
4.3
|
| United States
|
209
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| Uruguay
|
0.6
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| Uzbekistan
|
0.6
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| Vanuatu
|
0
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| Venezuela
|
5.6
|
| Vietnam
|
1.5
|
| Yemen
|
0.4
|
| Zambia
|
0.2
|
| Zimbabwe
|
0.1
|
Commemmoration
The 2012 games mark the 40th anniversary of 11 Israeli Olympic team members taken hostage and killed by Palestinian terrorist group Black September. The Internal Olympic Committee has been urged to offer a commemorative moment of silence for the athletes at the opening ceremony. The IOC has rejected the moment of silence or any mention of the tragic event so as not to upset other countries. [4] Sportscaster Bob Costas says NBC will honor the Munich 11 despite IOC’s refusal to allow it. [5]
NBC Coverage
Scorn for Comcast's NBC coverage of the Olympic games hit America coast to coast. Viewers have taken to the internet with the trend #NBCfail for days now. The groans began at the opening ceremony when American viewers were denied the tribute to British victims of terrorism. As the games moved forward, live events were interrupted or had already finished, replaced with commercials and NBC commentators talking about the athletes. It has been reported the Comcast spent $1 billion for the rights to televise the 2012 Olympics.
See also
References
- ↑ Independent Olympic Athletes from South Sudan, who does not yet have a National Olympic Committee, and the former Netherlands Antilles, who no longer has a National Olympic Committee due to their dissolution, will also compete under the Olympic Flag.
- ↑ Athletic performance of a group or individual is not impacted by beliefs
- ↑ As stated before, what a person choses to believe may differ from what the country officially states as their religion. But this begs a bigger question. Does it even matter what another country calls their national religion? I believe it doesn't. We are all on this planet and we need to understand that people differ. We have no control over their choices, and, for the most part, as long as their choices are not infringing on how others live their lives, what they do does not matter.
- ↑ IOC refuses request for a memorial to Munich victims, EJU News, may 22, 2012
- ↑ Bob Costas Says He Will Observe Moment of Silence For Victims of 1972 Munich Massacre, WeaselZippers, July 21, 2012