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I don't know Olympics well, but I woulda lost a ton of money on Great Britain having more medals than Australia at this point

Posted by prayformojo (aka mayhem) Aug 15 '16, 09:52

like, considerably more

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GB have set a target of 48 medals in Rio (currently on target) -- nm - LMS Aug 15, 09:59 3
- I am cheering for GBR to pass China -- nm - crash davis Aug 15, 10:36
- 20 years ago in Atlanta they got just 1 medal. That's when the athletics started getting govt funding. -- nm - LMS Aug 15, 10:00 1
  - thanks, socialism -- nm - gerald Aug 15, 10:01
GB pays subsidies to their top athletes so they don't have to get other jobs. I don't know if Australia does the same -- nm - crash davis Aug 15, 09:59
GB put a ton of money leading up to the 2012 Games and won a lot of medals, which then meant that more young people were inspired to become athletes, - Roger More Aug 15, 09:55
I am shocked at how under-performing Brazil is doing. - Will Hunting Aug 15, 09:53 3
- Well, we don't really spend money well.. - Marlowe Aug 15, 10:48
- At the same time, they're still in medal contention for many of the team events (football, volleyball come to mind). What sports had they put an - JD Aug 15, 10:47
- this -- nm - crash davis Aug 15, 09:56
They seemed to really step up their game on lots of fronts starting in the run-up to London 2012. -- nm - Diva Aug 15, 09:53 1
- Yeah, and they found they could compete in a lot of sports that they never really bothered with, like gymnastics -- nm - Roger More Aug 15, 09:57

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