PricewaterhouseCoopers, which in April 2007 became the accounting services supplier of the Beijing 2008 Olympics, has produced a new report predicting that China will top the overall medal table at this summer's Games by one medal, ahead of the United States.
According to PwC, China's 2008 Games medal 'target' of 88 "is much
higher than its actual medal totals in Athens [63] or Sydney [59]." The
report suggests that China will win 88 medals this August, pipping the
United States, which will win 87. Russia is predicted to place third with 79, followed by Germany (43), Australia (41) and Japan (34).
If nothing more, the Olympic prediction report should at least generate
considerable interest from spread-betters around the world. However,
our favourite quote comes from report author John Hawksworth: "The
bottom line is that size matters, but it is not everything," Hawksworth
said. "David can sometimes slay Goliath in the Olympic arena."
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