On August 12, the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London took place. All competitions have been held, medals have been received, and now we can talk about how the Russian team performed at them.
According to the medal standings, Russia is in fourth place, behind only teams from the USA, Great Britain and China. The country looks very dignified. This time, more awards were won than at the Beijing Olympics. Russian athletes won medals in 20 sports, 24 of them were gold. The most successful were such disciplines as volleyball, walking, rhythmic gymnastics, boxing, team all-around, synchronized swimming, hammer throw, freestyle wrestling, running 3000 meters with obstacles, judo, rowing and canoeing, running 800 meters, jumping height. In addition, Russian athletes have earned 26 silver and 32 bronze medals. In terms of the total number of medals, the country came in third place.
The Minister of Sports of Russia Vitaly Mutko admits that the national team of the country has shown itself well in the competition. The athletes were faced with the task of surpassing the result of the Beijing Olympics, and they did it. Moreover, the London Olympics have become the most successful for Russians in recent years.
At the London Olympics, there were no scandals associated with unfair refereeing in relation to Russia. Also, domestic athletes were not noticed in the use of doping, with the exception of the cyclist Victoria Baranova, who was disqualified even before the start of the Olympics.
And the Royal Statistical Society, together with statisticians from Imperial College London, created their own table of results for the Olympics, taking into account the number of medals won, the population of the country, the size of the national team, as well as the GDP per capita. Having analyzed all the factors, scientists have created their own rating, putting Russia in first place in it. The results of statistical calculations were published in the British newspaper The Guardian.
