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Originally Posted by Rainger99
The two countries that dominated in the Olympics were USA and China. India, despite its huge population, is a third world country so I would not expect them to do very well at the Olympics.
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Just found this article on why India performs so miserably at the Olympics.
I guess when you don't have enough to eat, you don't have much time to spend at the golf course, swimming pool, track, or gymnasium.
No golds for India: Why the world’s most populous country punches below its weight at the Olympics - Yahoo Sports
“When people say 1.4 billion people and only (six) medals, that is a totally wrong headline, because … 1.39 billion people don’t have access to sports facilities,” said Boria Majumdar, sports analyst and author of “Dreams of a Billion: India and the Olympic Games.”