Article 5N4JR Which country really won the Tokyo Olympics – and at what cost? | Greg Jericho

Which country really won the Tokyo Olympics – and at what cost? | Greg Jericho

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Population, the size of the economy and inequality are all factors in deciding which nations perform well

So who won the Olympics? The easy answer is to look at the medal table. But that table is very much loaded in favour of those with large populations. To answer the question we must consider a few other factors to discover who really won the Olympics and at what cost.

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