The 2012 hosts had won 65 medals on home soil and had increased that haul to 67 four years later in Rio. So far this century, Britain had been the only country to have won more medals at a Games that took place immediately after it had staged the Olympics. The feat bucked the usual trend of medal tallies of Olympic host nations dropping off four years after they staged the Games. Laura Pigossi and Luisa Stefani also took BrazilвЂ™s first ever tennis medal, winning bronze in the womenвЂ™s doubles. But when you look at the ratio of medals to gross domestic. Wealthier nations tend to win more medals overall. Some of BrazilвЂ™s most notable successes were in womenвЂ™s events, with Ana Marcela Cunha winning the 10km marathon swimming, gymnast Rebeca Andrade taking gold in the vault, and Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze retaining their skiff 49er FX sailing title. Throughout the 2016 Rio Games, Bloomberg tracked the medals won by each country.

Government programmes for top-class athletes handed out 110 million reais ($21.03 million) less over the last Olympic cycle compared to the one leading up to the 2016 Games, according to data published in the O Estado de S. вЂњWe are going to keep investing in sport and prioritising grass roots level so we can arrive at the top levels in great position.вЂќД«razilвЂ™s success came in spite of reduced investment. вЂњWe are close to realising the dream of entering the top 10 in the world,вЂќ said Marcelo Magalhaes, the countryвЂ™s sports secretary. The 44 medals currently projected to be won by the Norwegians. Brazilians also made the podium in canoeing, gymnastics, boxing, track and field, swimming, judo and sailing. Gracenote expects Norway to top the Olympics medal table for the second straight Winter Games.

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