are we pinching above it or finally punching at it?

We're one of the richest countries in the world, and we have a very decent size population. We *should* be in the top few of a sports medal table.

Posted By: CWC on August 20th 2016 at 13:47:23

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Would be great if we could end higher than China on both golds and total medals... Would (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Aug 20, 13:10:56
- It's simple enough - China's better at coming third, we're better and 1st and 2nd (Other Sports) - Higher Wrather, Aug 20, 14:08:03
  - *at* (n/m) (Other Sports) - Higher Wrather, Aug 20, 14:08:25
- Weighted medals you mean? (n/m) (Other Sports) - King, Aug 20, 13:12:16
- no it wouldn't. it would just be that they both agree. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 20, 13:12:01
  - Indeed. Weighted medals per capita is of course the only true measure of success. (Other Sports) - King, Aug 20, 13:13:40
    - Would still beat China. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Aug 20, 13:57:45
    - for that to be truely correct (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 20, 13:23:07
      - plus in some countries it is difficult to do certain sports so thats rubbished that method (Other Sports) - Tombs, Aug 20, 13:30:36
        
        Should be able to sail on Lake Victoria and some of the other large lakes in East Africa (Other Sports) - watfordcanary, Aug 20, 14:39:24
        
        are we pinching above it or finally punching at it? (Other Sports) - CWC, Aug 20, 13:47:23
        
        yebbut second. eh? second! (Other Sports) - Tombs, Aug 20, 13:50:11
        
        but isn't that what we have always done through out history (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 20, 13:37:12
        
        i think we struggled a bit against the romans and the vikings and the angles saxons and (Other Sports) - Tombs, Aug 20, 13:42:50
        
        yer but that was like pre-season (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 20, 13:46:48
        
        that's a good way of looking at it, try out some new formations and tactics first (Other Sports) - Tombs, Aug 20, 13:51:26
        
        bit like Arsenal pre-Wenger, get the French to take over and properly sort you out (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 20, 15:15:40

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