Some countries over-perform, given their population size. The BBC came up with an alternative ranking, which looked at the number of medals won per million people. In this scenario, the tiny European nation of San Marino, with a population of just over 33,000, comes out on top, even though it earned only three medals. The […]
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Best VPN and Smart DNS solutions for unlimited video streaming from Aeroshield. A beloved Winnie the Pooh character trended across social media today but for reasons no Disney employee could have seen coming. The video was originally posted to Tik Tok features a woman complaining about a flag on another woman’s porch featuring Tigger holding
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China had led the overall medal table until the final day when women’s basketball and volleyball golds helped propel the USA to the top The United States track and field team can no longer rely on sheer strength in depth after a “dramatic underperformance” at the Tokyo Olympics says athletics great Michael Johnson. The United
Team GB enjoyed another memorable and hugely successful Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020 and we asked you to choose your favourite moment. From a shortlist of 16 from the 65 British medals won, Tom Daley’s diving gold in the men’s synchronised 10m platform alongside Matty Lee finished top, with 21% of people selecting it. In
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BBC Sport’s coverage of the Olympic Games saw a record-breaking 104 million requests to watch Tokyo 2020 online. The men’s 100m final was the most watched event on TV with five million viewers. “We’re incredibly proud to have shone a light on some of the most remarkable stories to come out of Tokyo 2020,” said
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New Zealand won the Netball World Cup in 2019 Netball Australia, with the support of World Netball, has announced its goal for the sport to debut at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. The 2020 Tokyo Games saw many sports feature in the Olympics for the first time, including karate, skateboarding and sport climbing. Netball has been
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Three sports photographers explain what goes into getting the shots of the day at the Olympics BBC Sport selects some of the most striking sporting photographs taken from the Tokyo Olympic Games: 26 July: Tom Daley receives his first gold medal at his fourth Olympics after winning gold in the men’s synchronised 10m platform with
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The 16 action-packed days of Tokyo 2020 have flown by. We’ve had superb sporting drama, new heroes emerging, world records broken and plenty of history made. So what are the stats to savour from this Olympic Games? BBC Sport and Nielsen Gracenote take a look… US beats China to top table The United States top
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