Governance and high-performance shake-ups ensured there would be no repeat of Rio 2016
There are two striking characteristics about Australia’s Tokyo 2020 medal tally. The first is the number of gold medals: 17 – equal with the nation’s best previous haul at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. The second is the differential between the number of golds and silvers: 17 first-place performances and seven second places. Among the top 10 countries on the Tokyo medal tally, it is the best gold-to-silver ratio.
“One of the big issues that was identified in Rio was performing under pressure – converting opportunities to medals,” says Peter Conde, director of the Australian Institute of Sport, a government agency tasked with funding and guiding high-performance sport in Australia. “I think you’d have to say that our athletes and our teams have really performed under pressure at these Games.”
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