Olympics Medals Preview

The Beijing Olympics is only days away. It has been a long journey and one that has captured the world's imagination mostly for all the wrong reasons. It feels like a change of the guard is happening on so many levels when it comes to the worlds Super Powers. The medal count appears to pit the USA, who has dominated in recent Olympics against the host nation who are hungry to dominate and show the world that its their party.

It appears that China should easily win the most gold medals, but it would take a huge turn around for them to win the over all count. Last Olmpics the USA won 102 medals in total to that of 63 for the Chinese. This would be a monumental turn around in the space of 4 years. Even if the Americans slip it would take the Chinese to increase their medal tally by a massive 25% to have any chance of even coming close.

The track and the pool offer huge amount of medals and it is in these arenas that the Americans always clean up. Considering Micheal Phelps is considered a chance to win 8 golds that is not a bad start towards 100 medals in total.

There is no doubt that they will bridge the gap the question is by how much. You can get better than even money for the USA and this appears to be a good value bet. Make no mistake, the Chinese will win some medals from nowhere, but in this market they are far from good value. Sportsbet.com.au has a wide range of Olympic markets and will be sure to ignite some interest even if the sport on offer doesn't.

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