According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions for global issues, 73 percent of Chinese respondents believed it likely that their country will win more medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics than four years ago. In the same survey, respondents from Germany were the most pessimistic regarding winning medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Share of respondents who thought it likely that their country will win more medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics than four years ago in China
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survey sample were more urban and educated, and with higher incomes than the national average
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The question asked was as follows: "For each of the following, please tell me how likely or unlikely you think they are to happen...
China will win more medals in the 2020 Summer Olympics than four years ago."
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Ipsos. (January 6, 2020). Share of respondents who thought it likely that their country will win more medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics than four years ago in China [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090896/china-likelihood-of-more-medals-won-at-the-summer-olympics/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents who thought it likely that their country will win more medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics than four years ago in China." Chart. January 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090896/china-likelihood-of-more-medals-won-at-the-summer-olympics/
Ipsos. (2020). Share of respondents who thought it likely that their country will win more medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics than four years ago in China. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090896/china-likelihood-of-more-medals-won-at-the-summer-olympics/
Ipsos. "Share of Respondents Who Thought It Likely That Their Country Will Win More Medals at The 2020 Summer Olympics than Four Years Ago in China." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090896/china-likelihood-of-more-medals-won-at-the-summer-olympics/
Ipsos, Share of respondents who thought it likely that their country will win more medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics than four years ago in China Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090896/china-likelihood-of-more-medals-won-at-the-summer-olympics/ (last visited June 05, 2025)
Share of respondents who thought it likely that their country will win more medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics than four years ago in China [Graph], Ipsos, January 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090896/china-likelihood-of-more-medals-won-at-the-summer-olympics/
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