However, there's another question for you: Why is chess not an olympic game? I mean, it requires a lot of strategy, it is like hey, train your brain, because it's also a muscle.
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24 repliesHowever, there's another question for you: Why is chess not an olympic game? I mean, it requires a lot of strategy, it is like hey, train your brain, because it's also a muscle.
8 Gold
3 Silver
4 Brone
huh?
floria has written
Just came to ask you all, [...] if the US really deserves those 130~ medals
If you take the population into account, the US was average, #43 of 86:
http://www.medalspercapita.com/
Population is not the only factor, though. Standard of living and access to sports facilities should play a big role as well. Considering that, I would say that the US got less medals than expected.
1 bronze
But not complaining,
http://www.medalspercapita.com/#medals-per-capita:all-time
2 Gold
5 Silver
4 Bronze
11 Total
floria has written
Winning rugby is so freaking difficult unless you are USA
I think you're confounding Rugby Union with American football which are two different sports. USA didn't even make it to the semifinal of the Rugby Sevens* at the Olympiad.
*: A variation of Rugby that requires less players and has possibly some different rules. It was introduced only this year to the Olympic games after decades of absence.