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EU mocked for suggesting it 'won' the Olympics*
The EU appears to have declared itself the winner by adding up the number of medals won
by its 28 member states and treating them as a single nation.
According to its calculations, 325 medals were "won" by the EU whereas the United States
have 121 and China has just 70.
Officials in Brussels may also have taken a cue from German PR firm Euro Informationen,
which made a similar claim earlier this week.
To set the record straight, the USA came first and Great Britain came second in the
medals table - you know, that little country who voted for the Brexit!
The EU appears to have declared itself the winner by adding up the number of medals won
by its 28 member states and treating them as a single nation.
According to its calculations, 325 medals were "won" by the EU whereas the United States
have 121 and China has just 70.
Officials in Brussels may also have taken a cue from German PR firm Euro Informationen,
which made a similar claim earlier this week.
To set the record straight, the USA came first and Great Britain came second in the
medals table - you know, that little country who voted for the Brexit!