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A new take on the Olympics...

I had never thought of the Olympics in such a way, but what if Europe was competing as one single country instead of its seperate member states? Would we still be behind the likes of China and the USA in the overall medals table?

Beijing Olympic Medals
The answer: apparently not and by quite a long way! As of this morning, Europe (as a collective body) had won a total of 163 medals of all colours which is very impressive.

Obviously the idea of Europe competing as one country is a far-fetched utopian long-shot, but then again didn't everyone say the same things about the implementation of a single currency...

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