<div>---- Forwarded message ---------<br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Sportkid Newsletter</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:sportkid@substack.com">sportkid@substack.com</a>></span><br><br></div><div style="font-kerning:auto"><img src="https://mailgun.substack.com/api/v1/email/open?token=eyJtIjoiPDIwMjEwODIwMTA1NTMxLjEuY2QzZDA1Y2YxYTQ2ZjQ5ZTRjYWU3NzI3YjUzMTgxN2ZAbWcyLnN1YnN0YWNrLmNvbT4iLCJ1Ijo2NTAxMjUzLCJyIjoibWFya0BSYXV0ZXJrdXMuY29tIiwiZCI6Im1nMi5zdWJzdGFjay5jb20iLCJwIjozOTI1NzA3NSwicyI6Mjc3NTUzLCJjIjoicG9zdCIsImYiOnRydWUsImlhdCI6MTYyOTQ1NjkzMywiaXNzIjoicHViLTAiLCJzdWIiOiJlbyJ9.A-rOQi_j1hrLuzW_o0eTgOgNF1qNjzg08yIjFIoK4dY" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" style="height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important"><div style="display:none;font-size:1px;color:#333333;line-height:1px;max-height:0px;max-width:0px;opacity:0;overflow:hidden">The Games are much more than a simple medal count. A sensible scoring system could add a new layer of excitement to the quadrennial spectacle. This letter proposes a framework for such a system. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌</div><table role="presentation" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td></td><td width="550"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td align="left" width="550"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 auto;max-width:550px;width:100%"><table role="presentation" width="auto" class="m_-850216686852873093header" style="border-spacing:0;padding:15px 0"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="padding:0;text-align:center"><a href="https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxVkltvozAQhX9NeEvkC8bwwEO3FRHZhmhV0kR9QcYeEgeCEZhQ8uvXbboPK_kinTlHI803Ulg4mX6OOzNY7-sp7NxB3MI0NGAt9N44QF9oFQcMYcKop2Jf4ZCFnh6Kqge4Ct3Eth_B68ay0VJYbdqvAOGcOf85rnjIKgqhlIhxVpaR9MMgoLxiXBAi_EdfMSoNrYQYbtDPpgWvic_WdsOCPi1I4s7Qmd7WWq2GsRyskPVKmqvTO3ens1lOpl3aMyxNM187LV0wsaaGdkFfYN5gSd7nI2nq9GJIlj99bi_7--vzZipphn70-y5PcXZ_otnbpMUhQU77zC4py172ZJdvZ-fvJN3qnd5M6pDa7UXSLN_fUz1pSd-182u5ju7qGc8fh-Si1s2t1JtotQvrtDjkr81Jj0m-puvfyZ8uuR2RxCmomh9_fSxNb1D-tvd0TBDBKCQIIzdBvMIrqahCTFZY-EHlR-BLAZwTXrpyiHm18NH1RP4bjNfHV9HXrtKL0YGsx-FbdpQK91_HVtu5gFaUDagHQPtYg2-kxQla6N16qELYGAck8lkQUYpw9ODlCNOIMI4481xfZVyqjf8x-gtOZ8nu" target="_blank"><img role="presentation" width="550" src="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1100,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa8ff1326-a0fe-4276-989b-cff50527f6e2_1838x359.png" style="border:none!important;display:block;height:auto;margin:0 auto;max-width:550px;vertical-align:middle;width:100%"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="m_-850216686852873093post m_-850216686852873093typography" style="font-size:16px;line-height:26px;padding:9px 0"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:26px"><h1 style="color:#1a1a1a;font-family:'SF Compact Display',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:2em;font-weight:bold;line-height:130%;margin:0.378em 0 0 0"><a href="https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxVkltvozAQhX9NeEvkC8bwwEO3FRHZhmhV0kR9QcYeEgeCEZhQ8uvXbboPK_kinTlHI803Ulg4mX6OOzNY7-sp7NxB3MI0NGAt9N44QF9oFQcMYcKop2Jf4ZCFnh6Kqge4Ct3Eth_B68ay0VJYbdqvAOGcOf85rnjIKgqhlIhxVpaR9MMgoLxiXBAi_EdfMSoNrYQYbtDPpgWvic_WdsOCPi1I4s7Qmd7WWq2GsRyskPVKmqvTO3ens1lOpl3aMyxNM187LV0wsaaGdkFfYN5gSd7nI2nq9GJIlj99bi_7--vzZipphn70-y5PcXZ_otnbpMUhQU77zC4py172ZJdvZ-fvJN3qnd5M6pDa7UXSLN_fUz1pSd-182u5ju7qGc8fh-Si1s2t1JtotQvrtDjkr81Jj0m-puvfyZ8uuR2RxCmomh9_fSxNb1D-tvd0TBDBKCQIIzdBvMIrqahCTFZY-EHlR-BLAZwTXrpyiHm18NH1RP4bjNfHV9HXrtKL0YGsx-FbdpQK91_HVtu5gFaUDagHQPtYg2-kxQla6N16qELYGAck8lkQUYpw9ODlCNOIMI4481xfZVyqjf8x-gtOZ8nu" style="color:#1a1a1a;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Who won the Olympics?</a></h1><h3 style="color:#757575;font-family:'SF Compact Display',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:19px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.16em;margin:4px 0 0">The Games are much more than a simple medal count. A sensible scoring system could add a new layer of excitement to the quadrennial spectacle. This letter proposes a framework for such a system.</h3><table style="margin:1em 0"><tbody><tr><td><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:26px"><a href="https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxVkEluxCAQRU_T7GIBBmMWLLLJNSyGcjdqDIghkW8fuq0sIpWqUA36_Gd1g3sqp8qpNvRKWzszqAg_NUBrUFCvUDbv1MIxoXxGTjFHVr4iX7e9ABzaB9VKB5S7Cd7q5lN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strong>Dive into the numbers yourself.</strong> Get a copy of the <a href="https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlkcluxCAMhp9mOEYsISQHDr2Mpupy6mGml4iAk9AsRCwd5e1LGgmwZP-_bX1oFWFwfpebCxEdTxv3DeQKzzBDjOBRCuBba2TFMaGcISNLQ2peIxva3gMsys4y-gRoS91stYrWrYeBCsGzfpRM9z3rupr2WOiurKuG0zo3ERVVuqP0nKuSsbBqkPALfncroFmOMW7hwl4u9JqPcToUg3PDDIV2S86EzYMyYQSI4RDkS36oSIufvt4cwX0axf1xe2C4kfrDfu_JX5v3z9cnG4a7fWa5dtuOrKSYElxTTHBemRSk0IYZzHVPVFn1ZQOlViAEFV0u10T0lxIvAy1C6kJUejr2QV4uyk-54lXK5KYU_tMZS5vjklYb9xZW1c1gTmLx5P7PsB1gBZ__w7QqSlLRpuRVwxgmzQkoI2UN5QILjvJc47JrlWFzPk7W_AHVXJjy" style="color:#1a1a1a;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">2020 Olympic Scoring by Sport</a> dataset. As usual, it's a Google Sheets document so click 'Make a copy' when asked.</p><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0">Word of mouth is the best way to promote content like this, so if you know someone who might be interested in this article please share it with them.</p><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0;text-align:center"><a href="https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxVkl2PqjAQhn-N3Gn6AQIXXHh2g8GzYk4WV7M3pLSjVj5KSpHFX3-K7ibnJG2TPjNvJjPzcmbgrPQYtaozzvTkZmwhamDoKjAGtNN3oHMpoqWHMPGoIyJX4MALHNnlJw1QM1lFRvfgtH1RSc6MVM0kIL7v2fxLFADiARUQYB74mHAkigK4H7pUEHYi8KzLeiGh4RDBDfSoGnCq6GJM283oakZie7pWaVNKsej6ojOMlwuuastbe4eLmg-qmZsLzFU11q3kVhj3ps471WsOM_r6I5uR5cRrELKvLX-08A25agw0Zsq-MA2WMj419A8wqoTpD-MGc_IxHklVJldF0mz1tb3u728vm6GgKfrm912W4PS-oun7INkhRpZ9pdfES1_3ZJdtR5vfcrqVO7kZxCEx2yunaba_J3KQnH5Imy_5OryLFzx-HuKrWFe3Qm7CxS4ok_yQvVVn2cfZmq5_x3_a-HZEHCcgSv_463OutELZ-96REUEEo4AgjOxW8AIvuKACefyEmbs8uSG4nIHvE7-w4QD7p5mL6jP5b9iOjmqmSxvRrLfmKPvuge3m7eTqum-kGXNoWFGBeJrCPK31mHF-hga0tZzImYnwkoSutwwpRTh8esC6hobE85HvObauUFbVRD97_wsg1uh1" style="background-color:#538cfa;border:none;border-radius:4px;box-sizing:border-box;color:#ffffff!important;display:inline-block;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;height:auto;line-height:20px;margin:0;opacity:1;outline:none;padding:12px 20px;text-align:center;text-decoration:none!important" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none">Share</span></a></p><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:26px"><hr style="background:rgba(204,204,204,0.6);border:none;height:1px;margin:24px 0;padding:0"></div><h1 style="color:#1a1a1a;font-family:'SF Compact Display',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:2em;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.16em;margin:1em 0 0.625em 0"><strong>Who won the Olympics?</strong></h1><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0">No country actually <em>wins</em> the Olympics. Even though the media rehashes the medal count everyday, the Games are not officially scored. This is true of all multi-sport events, Pan American Games, Asian Games, etc., no country walks away with the gold, so to speak. However, and precisely because there is no official method for determining an overall winner, the public and media long ago settled on the gold medal count as the <em>de facto</em> standard for declaring victory. While this is an easy way to measure success it's certainly not the best way. </p><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0">In this letter I suggest two ways to evaluate performance in multi-sport events: </p><ol style="margin-bottom:1em;margin-top:1em"><li style="margin-bottom:3.75px;margin-left:7.5px;margin-right:0;margin-top:3.75px"><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0">Use a point system for each medal. I have discussed this idea in previous articles (linked in the housekeeping section above). In keeping with the gold, silver, and bronze logic I suggest a 5-3-1 point structure.</p></li><li style="margin-bottom:3.75px;margin-left:7.5px;margin-right:0;margin-top:3.75px"><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0">Scoring each sport separately—as a separate tournament within the multi-sport Games—and then total the sport results to determine a Games winner. </p></li></ol><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0">Changes resulting from either of these ideas are administrative and occur in the background. Neither method requires any changes to how the current Games are conducted.</p><h3 style="color:#1a1a1a;font-family:'SF Compact Display',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:1.375em;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.16em;margin:1em 0 0.625em 0"><strong>The </strong><em><strong>gold</strong></em><strong> standard</strong></h3><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0">First, let's review what the Tokyo medal count looks like.Table 1 shows the Top 20 teams from Tokyo based on their total gold medal count. This is what is unofficially used to gauge national performance in the Olympics. It's all over the media during the Games and it's presented as the final result for the 2020 Tokyo games.</p><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0"></p><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin-bottom:16px;text-align:center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:8px auto"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"></td><td align="left" width="550" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxVUkuO5CAMPU1ll4hvgAWL1khzjYiPk44qgTSQ7qk5_TiV1UjINjb2M34OrsGSy8seubbuElN7HWAT_NQNWoPSnRXKtEY7SkKZ5F20IlItdbfWaS4Au1s328oJ3XH6bQ2urTldCUwpie8_LcgYddRKe6MdozCP1I3iCrLADIw3rjvjCimAhW8or5yg2-xna0d98I8H-40nxDTU09fmwnMIeUfXursFUM_QwuelsUzLD_br6zb4x5JzxPu8TUfJS4Fa129Af20AB2bcEPgxBJEXDAp_hidgvPRApPdBi947x3vBFfRGUt276DnzoJTRYqh8cLv7m5P7qXdfWOMextt8N1nf5syEGglAP4fIehEC9FrR0BsxK6f9aHygkzHij9FsONLSrZYRRolmhBIcGB3oECKPRIaZOjHOwoAIDhthymNYUzU_BNkX9t-kumJ3V54YKTgWKM_z3ejF2IR6P9PaXhMk5zeIN5ntXok3vdMCCQquSpxcs3RkRsjRcE6oublDtrlhUhElO8SNGbOSrUcu7bnGf3EixzY" style="border:none;display:block;height:auto;margin:0;padding:0;text-decoration:none;width:auto" target="_blank"><img alt="" width="550" src="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1988,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff24760ee-fcd2-4cce-871c-94f7a8b69bc1_994x982.png" style="border:none!important;display:block;height:auto;margin:0 auto;margin-bottom:0;max-width:550px;vertical-align:middle;width:100%"></a></td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0">There were 205 countries and a refugee team that participated in Tokyo. Of the 93 countries that won medals; 65 of them took home at least one of the 340 gold medals offered. Most of the 46 sports were contested in a men's and women's category. Two sports, artistic swimming and rhythmic gymnastics, were for women only and equestrian conducted a mixed-only competition. Eleven other sports offered a limited number of mixed events in addition to the sport's traditional men's and women's categories.</p><div class="m_-850216686852873093subscribe-widget" style="font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em"><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0;text-align:center"><a href="https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxVUdtqxCAU_JrkrcFrTB58KCz9jWD0ZCsbNeixy_593UsXCiI4M4cZ51iDcE75po9UsL9fC94O0BGuZQdEyH0tkBfv9CgJZZL3TgtHJzn1vixbBgjG7xpzhf6o6-6tQZ_ifYApJZv-W7ONMAHKWGuJpZS4STgm51k46zbB1dPXVOchWtDwA_mWIvS7_kY8Ssc_O_bVTjlSxot3Q6lrQWMvg03hjrenzX6FjjfZWDEsAZyvoeOnR7wXWFLNtolO74GPq3dnwBdvU0SI2AR8ZlIRJXuvGWGUTIxQ0j5DBzpYxx2RdqNGjJuYQVgDSjG1NnqiausECWf2L2OfdTD50phsauv0UssDboU10xBq9HhbIJp1B_fsEp8becRfzhAht025xaCmI5uFHGfOCZ2f1bWy34mbr0ttKuq_un4Bw-GjJQ" style="background-color:#538cfa;border:none;border-radius:4px;box-sizing:border-box;color:#ffffff!important;display:inline-block;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;height:auto;line-height:20px;margin:0;opacity:1;outline:none;padding:12px 20px;text-align:center;text-decoration:none!important" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none">Subscribe now</span></a></p></div><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0">The Olympic Games is a variety show of sports and gold medals don't tell the full story. They don't reveal the strength of teams participating in a contest, nor does the gold tally reveal anything about the Games <em>as a competition</em> all by itself.</p><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0">Additionally, there is a huge difference in how medals are distributed. Team sports usually offer just two medals, men's and women's, while individual sports are able to offer a number of different events, thus a larger number of medals.</p><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0">These differences are due to the nature of team and individual sports, of course, but it's hard to understand why football, a sport played enthusiastically by countries around the globe earns only one medal while much less popular or expensive sports can offer more—in some cases many more. In athletics, for example, 48 medals are contested with an odd 49th thrown in for a mixed relay</p><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0">The almost exclusive emphasis on gold medals originates with the media and is mostly unquestioned by quadrennial, media-created fans. Devising ways to recognize the value of silver and bronze medals is an  exercise for insiders who realize that the true scope of performance within the Games is lost when only gold medals seem important. </p><h3 style="color:#1a1a1a;font-family:'SF Compact Display',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:1.375em;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.16em;margin:1em 0 0.625em 0"><strong>Value each medal by using points</strong></h3><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0">In Table 2 a point system has been applied to each medal: Five points for gold medals, three for silver, and one for bronze. Using points the ROC and Japan flip their Table 1 positions; Ukraine and Spain are now in the Top 20; a few others shift slightly; Norway and Kenya are out. </p><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0"></p><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin-bottom:16px;text-align:center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:8px auto"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"></td><td align="left" width="550" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxVUkuO5CAMPU1ll4hfAixYtEaaa0R8TDqqBNJAuqfm9ONUViMh29jYz_jZ2wZLLi9z5Nq6S8ztdYBJ8FM3aA1Kd1Yo8xrMNBLKRt4FIwJVo-rWOscCsNt1M62c0B2n21Zv25rTlcCkHPH9pwlESOZ4mDTnSrAoJyXJNBHHhNSU8BvXnmGF5MHAN5RXTtBt5rO1oz74x4P9xuNDGurparP-Ofi8o2vd7QKoIzT_eWks0_KD_fq6Df6x5BzwHrf5KHkpUOv6DeivDeDAjBsCP4Yg4wWDwp3-CRgvPZDROa9E76zlveASej1S1dvgOHMgpVZiqHywu_2bk_2pd19Y4x7G23w3Wd9mtDLYqFlPncR6RHGszGIvIpuUi1Q4L2etxR-tyHCkpVsNI4wSxQglOE060MEHHsjoI7ViikKD8BYbYdJhWFEZH4LsC_tvUl0xuy1PjBQcC5Tn-W70YmxGvZ9pba8ZknUbhJvMdq_Em955gQQFVyXMthk6MS3Gi0xC9c0dss01GyWRY4e4IWNWMvXIpT3X8A_n0cXD" style="border:none;display:block;height:auto;margin:0;padding:0;text-decoration:none;width:auto" target="_blank"><img alt="" width="550" src="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1988,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffa7daf92-1b73-4083-ba2f-4f268bf14bc7_994x980.png" style="border:none!important;display:block;height:auto;margin:0 auto;margin-bottom:0;max-width:550px;vertical-align:middle;width:100%"></a></td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0">The point system makes it possible to calculate a points-per-athlete (PPA) metric relative to team size, or as in Table 2, relative to the number of men and women a country entered. A combined  PPA appears in Table 3.</p><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0"></p><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin-bottom:16px;text-align:center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:8px auto"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"></td><td align="left" width="550" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxVUkuO5CAMPU1ll4hvAgsWrZHmGhEfk4oqgTSQ7q4-_bgqq5GQbWzsZ_zsbYMll6c5cm3dS8zteYBJ8F03aA1Kd1Yo8xrMKAllknfBiECVVN1a51gAdrtuppUTuuN02-ptW3N6JbBpkvj-bkYhJAQvggUXlYoycDWRyMCNko6BX7j2DCskDwa-oDxzgm4z99aOeuMfN_YXjw9pqKerzfrH4POOrnW3C6CO0Pz9pbFMyzf25_My-MeSc8B73Oaj5KVAresXoL82gAMzLgj8GILIFwwKd_oHYLz0QKRzXoneWct7wSfotaSqt8Fx5mCatBJD5YPd7W9O9rtefWGNaxhv891kfZvSa6YiFiDCkl7EIHtlg-qVlgG0xopazJRL9UMJFcORlm41jDBKFCOU4DzpQAcfeCDSR2rFGIUG4S22wiaHYUWneBNkX9h_s-qK2W15YKTgYKA8znerL85m1PuZ1vacIVm3QbjobNdSvAmeF0hQcFnCbJuhI9NCjppzQvXFHvLNNZMTmWSHuCFjVjL1yKU91vAPHqTHXw" style="border:none;display:block;height:auto;margin:0;padding:0;text-decoration:none;width:auto" target="_blank"><img alt="" width="550" src="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_2716,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5c928f18-04a0-4fd5-8ad8-895de99be794_1358x1014.png" style="border:none!important;display:block;height:auto;margin:0 auto;margin-bottom:0;max-width:550px;vertical-align:middle;width:100%"></a></td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0">Table 4 expands the PPA idea and applies it to a country's population for calculating a points-per-million (PPM) metric. This tends to favor smaller countries but I have a hunch that it may also be telling us something about sport capitalization but I don't know what this is...yet. Note that Table 4 is limited to countries with populations over 1 million.</p><p style="color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin:0 0 1em 0"></p><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:26px;margin-bottom:16px;text-align:center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:8px auto"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"></td><td align="left" width="509" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxVUsuO5CAM_JrOLRHPAAcOo5X2NyIeTjrqBDJAZqbn69fdOa2EbGNjqnARXIMll6c9cm3d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