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Team GB are currently on 56 medals, 9 less than in London, but they have 2 further boxing medals and a hockey medal guaranteed and opportunities of more in diving, triathlon, taekwondo, modern pentathlon, golf, sprint canoeing and athletics.

Will the hold China off for second place on the table and will they be the first country to increase their medal count after a home games.

In reply to The New NickB:

Where there is a will there is a way.
Team GB seem to have a lot of will.

In reply to The New NickB:

Apologies to Nick Skelton for missing you off my list of potential medalists.

In reply to The New NickB:

Don't think so - it'll be close but not quite.

In reply to The New NickB:


At age 58 too, the oldest British Olympic gold medallist for over 100 years!

In reply to The New NickB:

It's astonishing. Quality in depth and breadth of sports. If you think back to the dark days of Atlanta it is an incredible turnaround.

Remember the media bashing the Aussies gave us in 2000...

Some pretty intense soul searching going on down under...

http://bit.ly/2b5KyMh

http://bit.ly/2bmZQ2o

In reply to The New NickB:

They answered my question. They did it, 66 medals and a further gold or silver guaranteed tonight.

In reply to bouldery bits:


I am delighted I was wrong