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bushvin ,
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So… Europe? 160 ish?

soul ,
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160 ish what, gold? Not even close.

knobbysideup ,
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Medal counts are retarded. The US sent, what, over 500 athletes? Show me a small country who sends an amateur to get on the podium. That means far more.

Humanius , (edited )
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Large countries like to boast that their absolute number is bigger, it’s a tale as old as time.

If you really want to make comparisons (and I’d argue it’s really not that important) you should probably look at medals per capita, or medals per athlete sent. Obviously that gets a bit distorted with countries with small population, but I think it’s a more valuable number.

By the medals per capita metric the USA is 47th, and China is 75th.
www.medalspercapita.com

I can’t find a good list for medals per athlete sent.

fluxion ,

Being able to train that many gold medal athletes is still a worthy boast though. I’d rather countries compete on metrics like this rather than threaten each other with war

scarabic ,

For people who care about medal count (btw not me) it’s the whole point though to show that you are the biggest with the most people and the most resources. Not that you made the most of what you had or that you have the purest spirit.

Raw industrial capacity and soldier count have decided wars after all, so showing you can amass the most / biggest can hardly be said to be an empty boast. It’s a threat, really.

apfelwoiSchoppen ,
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Amazing at how political the supposedly apolitical Olympics can be.

tissek ,

Sports and politics go hand-in-hand.

apfelwoiSchoppen ,
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Yup, can’t have one without the other.

scarabic ,

I think it’s a stretch to call international competition “political.” But if you insist on doing that, then it’s silly to claim that they are supposed to be apolitical when every athlete competes under a flag.

apfelwoiSchoppen ,
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The games are inherently political, just like every facet of humanity. Yes, it is silly to think they are apolitical, as they are framed to be.

Doom ,

What the fuck is this comment lol.

It is not a stretch at all lol

TheFriar ,

I dunno. Seems like they’re just saying the nature of competing in sports isn’t political. But the fact that the flag they’re draped in is inextricably tied to that nation’s geopolitical actions means that there’s no way it can’t be seen as political. Makes sense to me.

return2ozma OP ,
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Somebody please post this to lemmy.world/c/news since I’m banned. I think others would like to know about this news.

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