Which country has the most Olympic medals?
One dominates. But a tiny island shows there are numerous ways to measure sporting prowess
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The world’s best runners, show jumpers, breakers and more will be fighting for personal and national glory at the Olympic Games in Paris. Around 10,500 athletes from 206 countries will compete in 329 events. The winners will appear on podiums. Figuring out how countries are doing relative to each other is trickier. Our charts below show three ways of measuring national Olympic greatness.
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