Forecasting the Rio Olympics with Infostrada Sports -- ATRadio

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 24: The sun begins to set over the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood, which will host the primary venue cluster for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on February 24, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The city of Rio continues to prepare to host the upcoming Olympic Games which kickoff on August 5, 2016. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

(ATR) With 500 days to go before the Games, Infostrada Sports is taking its first look at the Rio Olympics.

Simon Gleave of Infostrada Sports joins us to break down the first release of their Virtual Medal Table for Rio 2016. As things stand, the United States is projected to take the most medals at next year's Summer Olympics, followed by China, Russia and France.

Gleave discusses how the statistical models account for Brazil hosting the Games, how Great Britain might be helped by hosting the 2012 Games, and what the process was like of projecting Olympic golf for the first time.

For background on the Infostrada Sports process, check out Simon's previous ATRadio appearance where he discussed their projections for last year's FIFA World Cup.

Click here to view the Virtual Medal Table.

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