From the UK's current stunning performance, it seems to an ignoramus such as myself that we have a chance of ending in our current 2nd place in the medals table, fending off the challenge of China for that spot. I've no idea though whether the remaining medal awards are in sports which favour us over the Chinese or vice versa.
Whatever, we seem likely at least to match the 3rd place we got as host nation in 2012, which was a stunning result, improving on an already stellar 4th spot in Beijing 2008.
To give that some context for contrast purposes: in each of Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 the UK came 10th. In Atlanta 1996, the UK came 36th: 15 medals but only one of them gold.
Whatever, we seem likely at least to match the 3rd place we got as host nation in 2012, which was a stunning result, improving on an already stellar 4th spot in Beijing 2008.
To give that some context for contrast purposes: in each of Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 the UK came 10th. In Atlanta 1996, the UK came 36th: 15 medals but only one of them gold.
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