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Norway is once again the world’s sportiest nation, having won the 2023 Per Capita Cup, its 8th title since GSN records began in 2008, and the second in the last three years. Its top sports were Cross-Country Skiing, Biathlon and Handball https://t.co/vRBRr5Nolr

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The USA is the best sporting nation on earth!
For the 16th consecutive time, since GSN records began in 2008, the USA has won the annual Global Cup title, ahead of France, which leapfrogged China into second place in December. Read all about it at https://t.co/2z2aAGWKtX

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Norway won the 2022 Per Capita Cup, gaining the title of world’s sportiest nation for the seventh time since GSN records began in 2008. Congratulations also to Croatia in second place, and Slovenia in third. https://t.co/XzomleJA7v

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The USA is once again the world’s best sporting nation, winning the annual Global Cup ranking for the 15th consecutive time! Well done also to France, second in the ranking, and China, which finished third. https://t.co/87mXhTwARe

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In July and August, the USA has extended its Global Cup lead with victories at the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup (Football) and the Athletics World Championships, among others. Read all about it on https://t.co/deYNacsKtN

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Global Cup champion USA has regained the lead in the y-t-d table by overtaking Norway at the end of May, thanks to strong performances in Golf. Read all about it at https://t.co/di8FxYptrE

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Kenya was the best sporting nation in the month of April thanks to victory in the Boston Marathon, while Norway continues to lead the year-to-date Global Cup, with the USA hot on its heels. Read all about it here https://t.co/p2UuxNiDXY

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The USA is officially the world’s best sporting nation of 2021! A big shout out also to Japan, second in the ranking for its best-ever GSN result, and to France in third place. Read all about it at https://t.co/bdVMIdonQ8

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With only one month left in the year, the USA, Japan and France (in that order) have secured the top three places in the Global Cup, the ranking of the world’s best sporting nations. Read all about it on https://t.co/ceOqQF9U6G

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With two months to go to the end of the year, the race for the Global Cup’s runner-up spot behind the USA is red hot, after Japan overtook France at the end of October. Read all about it on https://t.co/vzEjJl0nZl

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Hungary topped the Global Cup’s monthly table in September by winning the Canoe-Kayak Sprint World Championships, while the USA still leads the year-to-date ranking and Great Britain and Germany have climbed up the top-six. Read all about it here https://t.co/k7NDWmlyv5

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The USA is firmly established at the top of the Global Cup table after August, while France and Japan battle it out for second place. Read all about the latest results here https://t.co/uY2pzWwbuN

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The USA has won the (postponed) Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, taking top spot on the podium for the fourth consecutive edition of the summer games, ahead of Japan and China. https://t.co/m3QscPj4Me

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The USA closes in on leader Norway in the Global Cup table after winning the month of April, thanks to a strong performance in Golf. https://t.co/YSSVvXQccq

[Dan Thompson @DTRuntheWorld]

Westminster has more tourist attractions than you can shake a stick at – and certainly more than you can cover in a 10km run. So we went looking for the weird and wonderful of secret Westminster instead.

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Norway surged past Germany in the Global Cup ranking at the end of March, France and Sweden are in close pursuit https://t.co/riuxhDP8SX

[Dan Thompson @DTRuntheWorld]

This week’s blog is about celebrating the first easing of the UK’s lockdown with a beautiful sunny run in Kingston-upon-Thames. And how running helped me – and many others I suspect – get through the darker times that went before it.

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Germany leads the Global Cup after February, ahead of Norway and Sweden, after wins in the Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships. https://t.co/4OeYAfeRJ0

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Norway has won the Per Capita Cup, the ranking of the world’s sportiest nations, for the fourth year in succession, ahead of Switzerland and Slovenia. 🏅🏆 https://t.co/BjzULzbsuR

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