Biggest Economies Seen Topping the Medal Table at Rio Olympics
- U.S. to lead with 108 medals, followed by China, PwC says
- Jamaica to punch above its economic weight at the games
Teens sit on a new sign reading 'Cidade Olimpica,' or Olympic City, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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How do you predict who’ll top the podium at the 2016 Olympics? The size of competing nations’ economies may play a significant role, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
As Brazil prepares to fire the starting pistol for the August games, PwC has weighed economic clout alongside countries’ performance at the past two games and the potential boost from being host to estimate that the U.S. will top the medals table again.