Australia have been tipped to experience a big drop in gold medals, despite another top-10 Olympic finish looming. See the official predictions, and which Aussies are tipped to nab gold.
Led by the swimmers and superstar paddler Jessica Fox, Australia is forecast to finish in the top seven countries in the world with 12 golds and 42 medals in total.
The number crunchers are also predicting the Aussie team will win medals in 14 different sports, with swimming and rowing expected to generate the most.
The sports tipped for medals are:
Athletics, basketball, Beach Volleyball, BMX freestyle, boxing, canoeing, track cycling, hockey, golf, rowing, rugby sevens, sailing, skateboarding and tennis
But there are plenty of other sports who are not included right now but are on the cusp – including diving with Cassiel Rousseau last week winning the world titles for the 10m platform.
Jess Fox…