In the 2008 Beijing Olympics the UK finished 4th in the total medal count. How might Team GB do in 2012, and does the country hosting the Olympics have an edge? This article from our Plus magazine archive, written immediately after the 2008 Games, takes a look, and makes some mathematical predictions.
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