1. China could win most medals outright, proving Chinese superiority. 2. If not, China + Japan will definitely win most medals, proving Asian superiority 3. Russian athletes are competing under Russian Olympic Committee....because of a WADA ban.....so Russia has been given one hell of a **tch Slap
there's the politics for you
p.s. South Korea represented Italy by a Pizza, Ukraine by Chernobyl and El Salvador by bit coin in their Olympic telecast