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[hide] Sporting Rivalries and Medals (26) 1- Medals will be awarded to more nations than at the 2012 Summer Games - with at least 86. [NO-4] 2- The best-placed European NOC in the overall 2016 Summer Olympics medal table will be Russia. [NO - 8] 3- Brazil will achieve their best ever placement in the overall 2016 Summer Games medal table, finishing within the top 14. [YES/8] 4- Finland will fail to win a medal for the first time in history. [NO - 2] 5- At least 4 countries will win their first olympic medal. [NO - 4] 6- Rio 2016 will be India's best ever performance in overall medals won (7 or more). [NO - 6] 7- Denmark will be placed higher than any other nordic country in the medal table (Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden). [YES-3] 8- Netherlands will win more silver medals than any other color. [YES] 9- Maghreb countries (ALG, TUN, MAR, MTN, LBA) will win at least 5 medals total. [NO] 10- Japan will finish ahead of South Korea in the medal table. [YES-5] 11- Azerbaijan will finish ahead of Turkey in the medal table. [YES] 12- Ethiopia will finish ahead of Kenya in the medal table. [NO - 4] 13- Cuba will finish ahead of Jamaica in the medal table. [YES-4] 14- Germany will finish ahead of France in the medal table. [NO] 15- Serbia will finish ahead of Croatia in the medal table. [NO-2] 16- The youngest medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics will be younger than 16 years. [NO] 17- Spain will win more than one medal in all team sports combined. [NO] 18- Iran will achieve their first medal won by a woman. [NO-3] 19- At least 15 different american nations will win medals. [NO - 9] 20- At least two nations that last won a medal in Atlanta 1996 or before, will medal again in Rio 2016. [NO] 21- There will be at least one nation who will win 8 medals or more, but won't win a gold medal. [YES-2] 22- Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei and Singapore will all win a medal. [NO-3] 23- Like in London 2012, more silver medals than gold medals will be awarded. [YES/4] 24- The top 5 in the overall medal table will change its order on the very final day of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [YES] 25- Argentina will win at least one gold medal in Rio 2016. [NO] 26- Lithuania alone will win more medals than Estonia and Latvia together. [YES- 3] Aquatics - Diving (2) 27- China will win all four Synchronised Diving events. [YES/10] 28- Canada will medal in all four Women's events. [NO - 1] Aquatics - Swimming (9) 29- Australian athletes take at least 2 golds out of the following 4 events: Women's 50m FS, Women's 100m FS, Men's 50m FS, Men's 100m FS. [YES-1] 30- A nation will win 2 or more medals in Marathon Swimming. [NO] 31- A nation will medal in all six relays. [YES-4] 32- Great Britain will finish in the top 5 of the pool events' medal table. [YES-7] 33- There will be at least one false start in an individual final. [NO] 34- Either Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) or Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) will defend his/her olympic title in 100m Breaststroke. [YES] 35- A gap of one second or more between the gold and silver medal winners will be clocked in 3 or more individual finals, ranging from 50m to 200m events. [N] 36- At least 5 world records will be broken in Rio 2016. [NO] 37- At least 3 of the following 5 NOCs will win a medal: Bahamas, Egypt, Iceland, Jamaica, Singapore. [NO - 8] Aquatics - Synchronized Swimming (1) 38- At least 4 different nations will finish the Synchronised Swimming competitions with any medal. [YES- 5] Aquatics - Water Polo (2) 39- The men's final will be played by two ex-yugoslav nations (CRO, MNE, SRB). [YES - 10] 40- In the knockout stage, any 4th placed team from the group stage will upset a group winner and qualify for the semifinal. [NO - 4] Archery (2) 41- At least one top 8 seed in Women's or Men's Individual Archery will suffer an early exit in the Round of 64. [NO - 2] 42- South Korea will win all the gold medals in Archery. [YES-6] Athletics (12) 43- Usain Bolt (JAM) will repeat a gold medal treble once again. [YES] 44- There will be at least one sweep of medals, athletes from one country taking gold, silver and bronze. [NO] 45- At least 5 olympic records will be broken. [NO- 2] 46- At least two teams will be disqualified in the 4x100 finals (men and women combined). [NO] 47- The Women's and Men's Olympic champion in High Jump will have cleared a height of at least 4.40m combined. [NO ] 48- All medals in both marathon events will be won by African nations. [YES-4] 49- Poland will achieve a double gold in Hammer throw events. [YES-4] 50- A non-european athlete will win gold in either Men's or Women's Javelin Throw. [NO - 4] 51- A former olympic champion, who is not currently a defending one, will become champion again in Rio 2016 (not counting relay events). [NO - 3] 52- The whole final in the Men's 400m comprises of athletes representing nations including red in their flag. [NO] 53- The leader after the first five events in the Men's Decathlon will finish outside the top 3 on the following day. [NO - 2] 54- The gold medalist in Men's Discus Throw will throw 70.00m or more. [NO - 6] Badminton (2) 55- At least one set in any event will end with a score of 30-28 or higher. [YES] 56- A non-asian country will win a gold medal. [NO] Basketball (2) 57- The United States will win the gold medal in Women's as well as in Men's Basketball. [YES-10] 58- The Men's final will end by a margin of at least 20 points. [YES] Boxing (2) 59- Both Nicola Adams (GBR) and Katie Taylor (IRL) will return home with a medal. [YES-6] 60- The whole Boxing program will result in at least 8 bouts decided before the end of the 3 reglamentary rounds. [NO] Canoeing - Slalom (2) 61- At least one country will win 3 or more medals between all events. [NO] 62- Two or more nations will be represented in all four slalom canoeing finals. [YES] Canoeing - Sprint (2) 63- At least one athlete starting from an outer lane (1 or 8) will win a medal. [NO-4] 64- Isaquias Queiroz (BRA) will delight the home crowd with either one gold medal or at least two medals of any colour. [YES-2] Cycling - BMX (2) 65- There will be a crash (between two or more riders) in either the Men's or Women's Final. [YES] 66- Australia will win at least one gold medal. [YES-2] Cycling - Mountain Bike (2) 67- Nino Schurter (SUI) will complete his set of medals with a gold medal from Rio 2016, after previously winning bronze in 2008 and silver in 2012. [NO] 68- Mauritius', Rwanda's or Lesotho's male rider(s) will finish ahead of at least one athlete coming from a nation represented by 3 riders (SUI, FRA, ESP, CZE, ITA). [NO - 6] Cycling - Road (2) 69- A group finish with at least 20 riders clocking the same time will decide the medals in Men's Road Race. [NO - 7] 70- Less than half the riders will finish in the Women's or Men's Road Race. [YES] Cycling - Track (3) 71- Australia will win a gold medal in both Team Pursuit events. [NO] 72- The world record in the Men's Team Pursuit will be broken. [NO] 73- The winner of either the Men's or Women's Omnium will win at least 3 of the 6 events. [YES-1] Equestrian (2) 74- At least 15 athletes will be eliminated or will retire during the cross-country stage of Eventing competition. [NO] 75- Germany will win more medals than the Netherlands. [YES-6] Fencing (2) 76- At least 2 countries will win at least 3 gold medals. [NO-3] 77- There will be an overtime period in the Women's or Men's Individual Épée final. [NO] Field Hockey (2) 78- India's Men will end their medal drought since 1980 with any medal won in Rio. [YES] 79- The Women's Tournament will have medalists from three different continents. [YES-2] Football (3) 80- At least 4 Football matches will be decided in a penalty shoot-out. [NO-2] 81- Brazil will win their first Men's Olympic Football title. [YES-2] 82- At least 8 red cards will be awarded in the Men's Tournament. [NO] Golf (2) 83- The eventual winner in the Men's Tournament won't be placed among the top 5 after the first day of competition. [YES] 84- USA will win a medal in both the Men's and Women's Tournaments. [NO - 5] Gymnastics - Artistic (3) 85- Romania will fail to win a medal in Artistic Gymnastics. [NO] 86- Simone Biles will win at least four total medals. [YES-8] 87- At least one finalist in both Men's Horizontal Bar and Men's Pommel Horse will fall during their routines. [YES] Gymnastics - Rhythmic (1) 88- Both gold and silver medals will be won by ex-USSR countries. [YES-10] Gymnastics - Trampoline (1) 89- China will win the gold medal in both Trampoline events. [YES-7] Handball (2) 90- A non-european nation will win a medal (Men's or Women's). [YES] 91- At least twice we will see at least 40 goals scored in the Men's Tournament. [YES] Judo (2) 92- Teddy Riner (FRA) will be beaten. [NO-10] 93- A nation will win it's first Judo Gold Medal. [YES-2] Modern Pentathlon (2) 94- In either the Men's or Women's event, the athlete starting first in the Combined stage will win the gold medal. [NO] 95- A non-european athlete in either the Women's or Men's Competition will win a medal. [YES] Rowing (3) 96- Ekaterina Karsten (BLR) will reach her 6th Olympic final in Women's Single Sculls. [YES-2] 97- More countries will win medals in Rowing compared to London 2012 (18 countries). [NO-3] 98- Athletes from all 5 continents will win a medal. [NO - 2] Rugby Sevens (2) 99- All the medals in the Men's Tournament will be won by nations from Oceania. [YES-4] 100- At least one match on the Women's side will end in a tie. [NO-1] Sailing (2) 101- At least one boat will be guaranteed the gold medal before the final Medal Race. [NO] 102- Brazilian Robert Scheidt will win his 6th consecutive olympic medal. [YES] Shooting (3) 103- All 15 events will see at least one medal winner from an Asian country. [NO] 104- There will be at least one new world record set in any event. [YES] 105- At least one shooter will repeat their gold medal success from the 2012 Summer Games. [YES-3] Table Tennis (2) 106- Chinese athletes will take all 4 gold medals. [YES-8] 107- The Women's Team final will result in a 3-0 score. [YES] Taekwondo (2) 108- At least one medalist athlete in this sport will be winning at the same time the first ever olympic medal for his/her country. [NO-1] 109- At least one of the four invited athletes (Boui CAF, Ferrera HON, Louissant HAI, Rawal NEP) will advance into the quarterfinals. [NO - 5] Tennis (2) 110- Serena Williams will fail to win a gold medal (in all events). [YES] 111- An unseeded player in the women's or men's singles competition will go as high reaching at least the semifinals. [NO-6] Triathlon (2) 112- The Brownlee brothers will celebrate together on the podium. [YES] 113- The eventual winners of both the Men's and Women's Races will not be among top 5 placed after the swimming and cycling stages. [NO-1] Volleyball - Indoor (2) 114- No medal matches in either the Women's or the Men's Tournament will end with a 3-0 score. [YES] 115- An african team will win a group stage match for the first time in history (either Men's or Women's). [NO-4] Volleyball - Beach (2) 116- There will be an all-Brazilian final in Men's or Women's Beach Volleyball. [NO- 1] Weightlifting (2) 117- At least one leader after the Snatch part will have three invalid lifts in the Clean & Jerk. [NO] 118- A medal will be won by an athlete starting from Group B. [NO- 2] Wrestling (2) 119- At least one gold medal match will end by a fall. [NO] 120- Russia will win more Freestyle gold medals than Japan. [NO - 2]