btw, getting back to the subject of the thread, Britain's medal haul isn't that surprising.
Every Olympics the former head of the Italian Olympic Committee, Luciano Barra, forecasts the Olympic medal table using the results of recent world championships in each sport.
His results are surprisingly accurate and he predicts GB will finish fourth in the table this Olympics with 48 medals (18G, 10S, 20B).
btw, getting back to the subject of the thread, Britain's medal haul isn't that surprising.
Every Olympics the former head of the Italian Olympic Committee, Luciano Barra, forecasts the Olympic medal table using the results of recent world championships in each sport.
His results are surprisingly accurate and he predicts GB will finish fourth in the table this Olympics with 48 medals (18G, 10S, 20B).