Swimming And Running Are Keys To Dominating The Summer Olympics

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		Tech Science Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Law International Video Latest Tuesday, August 7, 2012 Swimming And Running Are Keys To Dominating The Summer Olympics To be a dominant country in the Summer Olympics, it is good to have medal contenders in all sports. But those sports are not evenly represented. So it helps if the country is strong in both swimming and running. Here is a look at how the 302 events at London 2012 are broken down by sport, with Track & Field and Swimming representing more than one-fourth of all medals (27%). In fact, the United States, which is second overall in the medal standings has nearly half of their medals so far in the pool (30 of 66). Read » Also On Sports Page Today: This Play Sums Up Just How Bad The Houston Astros Have Been This Year British Brothers Both Won Medals In The Triathlon Despite A Last-Minute Penalty The US Women's Gymnastics Team Completely Fell Apart In The Individual Event Finals Meet The Dominant Aussie Hurdler Who's Expected To Crush Lolo Jones In The 100 Meters Today Advertisement SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Is Usain Bolt The Most Dominant Sprinter Ever? SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: How Aly Raisman Was Screwed Out Of A Medal In The All-Around SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Only 11 Countries Have More Gold Medals Than Michael Phelps Since 2000 Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports Page RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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