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Paris Olympics 2024: US may dominate again, India outside top 30

Theย Unitedย Statesย entersย theย Parisย Olympics 2024 asย theย heavyย favoriteย toย captureย theย mostย medalsย thisย week. Chinaย hasย aย genuineย possibilityย toย surpassย itsย historicalย rivalsย inย theย numberย ofย goldย medalsย won,ย butย itย isย unlikelyย thatย theyย willย surpassย theย USAย inย totalย medalย count.

Inย additionย toย showcasingย exceptionalย individualย athletesย whoseย successย isย determinedย byย theย numberย ofย medalsย theyย win,ย theย Olympicsย alsoย serveย asย aย proxyย forย politicalย swayย andย patriotism. Itย isย predictedย thatย theย USย willย takeย homeย 112ย medalsย inย total,ย includingย 39ย gold,ย 32ย silver,ย andย 41ย bronze. Chinaย isย predictedย toย winย 86ย medalsย inย total,ย consistingย ofย 34ย gold,ย 27ย silver,ย andย 25ย bronze.

Nielsen’sย Gracenoteย Sports,ย whichย providesย statisticalย analysisย andย toolsย toย leaguesย worldwide,ย makesย theย forecast.

Atย theย pandemic-affectedย Tokyoย Olympicsย inย 2021,ย theย Unitedย Statesย andย Chinaย placedย firstย andย secondย inย bothย divisions. Thereย isย noย medalย standingsย maintainedย byย theย Internationalย Olympicย Committeeย (IOC). Aย nation’sย goldย medalย totalย isย officiallyย ratedย accordingย toย theย numberย ofย medalsย itย hasย earned. Inย theย meanwhile,ย Gracenoteย hasย determinedย itsย rankingsย byย totalย medalsย won.

Theย Unitedย Statesย ofย Americaย wouldย leadย theย medalย countย atย theย Summerย Gamesย forย theย seventhย timeย inย aย rowย ifย theyย wereย toย topย theย standings. Theย previousย timeย theyย lostย outย onย firstย placeย wasย inย theย 1992ย Summerย Olympicsย inย Barcelona,ย whereย aย teamย calledย Unifiedย Team,ย madeย upย ofย athletesย fromย theย formerย Sovietย Union,ย tookย homeย fourย moreย medals.

Theย lastย timeย theย Unitedย Statesย didย notย finishย firstย inย theย goldย medalย standingsย atย theย Summerย Olympicsย wasย inย Beijingย inย 2008.

Meanwhile,ย Gracenote’sย reportย makesย noย mentionย ofย India. India’sย 117-memberย contingentย hasย notย landedย aย spotย becauseย theย forecastย report’sย attentionย isย limitedย toย theย topย 30ย nations.

Gracenoteย hadย predictedย thatย Indiaย wouldย finishย 18thย andย winย severalย medalsย inย theย shootingย eventย atย theย Tokyoย Olympicsย withย 19ย medals. Rather,ย Indiaย finishedย 48thย inย shootingย withย noย medals,ย butย wonย sevenย overall.

Beingย theย hostsย hasย historicallyย givenย countriesย anย advantage,ย andย thisย timeย aroundย itย isย expectedย toย happenย asย well. Itย isย anticipatedย thatย Franceย wouldย winย nearlyย threeย timesย asย manyย goldย medalsย asย theyย didย inย Tokyo. Thisย time,ย aย smallย fragmentย ofย theย Eiffelย Towerย willย beย inlaidย intoย theย medals.

Spendingย isย higherย forย hostย countriesย whenย itย comesย toย anย Olympicย home,ย andย homeย crowdย supportย isย beneficialย forย athletesย competingย inย familiarย environments. Onย theย otherย hand,ย Japan,ย whoย setย aย recordย threeย yearsย agoย withย 58ย totalย medals,ย includingย 27ย gold,ย isย predictedย toย struggleย thisย time.

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Theย participationย ofย athletesย fromย Belarusย and,ย toย aย lesserย extent,ย Russiaย isย theย unknownย element. Becauseย ofย theย conflictย inย Ukraine,ย theyย haveย missedย theย majorityย ofย internationalย eventsย inย theย pastย twoย years. Additionally,ย anyย medalsย thoseย athletesย winย areย notย toย beย listedย inย anyย medalย tablesย underย IOCย directive. Threeย yearsย agoย inย Tokyo,ย moreย thanย threeย hundredย Russianย athletesย participated. Thisย timeย thereย mightย onlyย beย aย dozenย orย soย inย all.

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