Benchmark Analysis of Medal Expectations at the Olympics

This chapter explores the analysis conducted by Megan to set benchmarks for countries in terms of their medal expectations at the Olympics based on factors like population and GDP, highlighting overachieving countries like Jamaica, Kenya, Ethiopia, and New Zealand. It also discusses the success of nations like China, the US, Australia, and former Eastern block countries in Olympic sports, as well as reasons for underperformance by countries with large populations like Nigeria and Pakistan.