It's August of 2012 and once again the world has been swept up in Olympic fervor. After a week of competition, China is once again at the top of the gold medal count, accompanied (at least for now) by the USA. BST has decided to take a brief look into this athletics system that has churned out numerous medal winners over the years. Thanks to the Olympics in Beijing in 2008, our library has a number of related lessons, but do be sure to check out our lessons on Olympic swimming and Olympic medals!