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2012 Medal count: how do our predictions stack up?

Submitted by Rachel on July 27, 2012
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  • mathematics in sport
  • olympics

In our article Mapping the medals we came up with our very own prediction of the 2012 Olympic medal counts for the top 20 countries! This interactive map tells you how our predictions stack up: click on a country to see its actual medal count, which we'll update every day, our prediction and the results from 2008. You can also give us your very own predictions by posting a comment below. Have fun!

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