PARIS: Four countries with a combined population of some 67 million people have won almost as many gold medals at the Paris Olympics as has Australia with only 26 million citizens.

The four plucky countries are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland who compete competitively at the Olympics as one country named Great Britain.

At the close of the eighth day of competition in the French capital, the four countries – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Island – had a combined gold medal tally of 10, only two less than Australia’s haul of 12 which is quite amazing really when you think of it.

“Those four countries – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Island – have done remarkably well, all things considered when you look at them as a physical race that rarely sees the sun,” the Australian chef de mission and dual Olympic cycling gold medalist Anna Meares didn’t tell The Bug.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Yes, we know Great Britain will most likely go ahead of us in the gold medal tally by Games end. They generally do. We’re just having some fun, okay. It’s a son-father thing. Get over it.

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