Australian athletes reached new heights at the Paris Olympics but what was behind the record-breaking medal haul?
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Medal counts for individual countries from the Sydney 2000 to London 2012 Olympics have been predicted relatively accurately, using just a small number of demographic and economic characteristics.
In a time when war and sports are the primary means of competition, Olympic gold has never been so valuable – or expensive.
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