One of the many things that WiseOne and LoyalOne have in common is a deep love for Poland. Chesterton was also very praising of that great nation.
A July 16, 1927 article in The Tablet summarized a lecture given by Chesterton:
His personal contact with the Poles in their own country had won his admiration; and if after a careful study of their history, and their adherence to the Catholic Church in all their troubles, their part in the war, and their stupendous recovery since, there were individuals filled with any other sentiments than those of the greatest admiration, he was sorry for such persons.
So WiseOne and LoyalOne cheered for both Poland and Canada at the Olympics.
They watched a lot more of the coverage than I did. I didn’t see many things, but (speaking of red and white) I was sure happy for Akihiko Nakamura when he finished far ahead of the others in the decathlon’s first 1500 meter heat. Good for him! A wonderful sight.
And speaking of the decathlon, gold-medalist Ashton Eaton was very impressive, both on the track and afterwards in an interview. Congratulations to him (and to his wife). The silver went to France (Monsieur Kevin Mayer) and the bronze went to us (thank you Damian Warner).
But anyway, when the games were finished, WiseOne worked with LoyalOne to make a list different from what they could find already online. Their point system factors in the nature of the medal. As for countries equal in points, their list is alphabetical, with an exception for, well, you know it.
And I should also mention that the following list gives Shaunae Miller a silver and Allyson Felix the gold, as discussed in Post 172.
Here’s the list (Gold = 3 points, Silver = 2 points, Bronze = 1 point):
| Rank | Country | Points |
| 1. United States | ………………………………………………………. | 251 |
| 2. Great Britain | ………………………………………………………. | 144 |
| 3. China | ………………………………………………………. | 140 |
| 4. Russia | ………………………………………………………. | 112 |
| 5. Germany | ………………………………………………………. | 86 |
| 6. France | ………………………………………………………. | 80 |
| 7. Japan | ………………………………………………………. | 73 |
| 8. Australia | ………………………………………………………. | 56 |
| 9. Italy | ………………………………………………………. | 56 |
| 10. Netherlands | ………………………………………………………. | 42 |
| 11. South Korea | ………………………………………………………. | 42 |
| 12. Brazil | ………………………………………………………. | 39 |
| 13. New Zealand | ………………………………………………………. | 35 |
| 14. Spain | ………………………………………………………. | 35 |
| 15. Hungary | ………………………………………………………. | 34 |
| 16. Canada | ………………………………………………………. | 33 |
| 17. Kenya | ………………………………………………………. | 31 |
| 18. Kazakhstan | ………………………………………………………. | 28 |
| 19. Azerbaijan | ………………………………………………………. | 27 |
| 20. Jamaica | ………………………………………………………. | 26 |
| 21. Denmark | ………………………………………………………. | 25 |
| 22. Croatia | ………………………………………………………. | 23 |
| 23. Cuba | ………………………………………………………. | 23 |
| 24. Uzbekistan | ………………………………………………………. | 23 |
| 25. Sweden | ………………………………………………………. | 21 |
| 26. South Africa | ………………………………………………………. | 20 |
| 27. Ukraine | ………………………………………………………. | 20 |
| 28. Poland | ………………………………………………………. | 16 |
| 29. Colombia | ………………………………………………………. | 16 |
| 30. Serbia | ………………………………………………………. | 16 |
| 31. Belarus | ………………………………………………………. | 15 |
| 32. Iran | ………………………………………………………. | 15 |
| 33. Switzerland | ………………………………………………………. | 15 |
| 34. Czech Rep. | ………………………………………………………. | 14 |
| 35. North Korea | ………………………………………………………. | 14 |
| 36. Greece | ………………………………………………………. | 13 |
| 37. Turkey | ………………………………………………………. | 13 |
| 38. Belgium | ………………………………………………………. | 12 |
| 39. Ethiopia | ………………………………………………………. | 12 |
| 40. Georgia | ………………………………………………………. | 12 |
| 41. Thailand | ………………………………………………………. | 12 |
| 42. Argentina | ………………………………………………………. | 11 |
| 43. Slovakia | ………………………………………………………. | 10 |
| 44. Armenia | ………………………………………………………. | 9 |
| 45. Malaysia | ………………………………………………………. | 9 |
| 46. Mexico | ………………………………………………………. | 8 |
| 47. Romania | ………………………………………………………. | 8 |
| 48. Slovenia | ………………………………………………………. | 8 |
| 49. Indonesia | ………………………………………………………. | 7 |
| 50. Bahrain | ………………………………………………………. | 5 |
| 51. Chinese Taipei | ………………………………………………………. | 5 |
| 42. Lithuania | ………………………………………………………. | 5 |
| 53. Vietnam | ………………………………………………………. | 5 |
| 54. Algeria | ………………………………………………………. | 4 |
| 55. Bulgaria | ………………………………………………………. | 4 |
| 56. Cote d’ivoire | ………………………………………………………. | 4 |
| 57. I. O. A. | ………………………………………………………. | 4 |
| 58. Ireland | ………………………………………………………. | 4 |
| 59. Norway | ………………………………………………………. | 4 |
| 60. Venezuela | ………………………………………………………. | 4 |
| 61. Bahamas | ………………………………………………………. | 3 |
| 62. Egypt | ………………………………………………………. | 3 |
| 63. Fiji | ………………………………………………………. | 3 |
| 64. India | ………………………………………………………. | 3 |
| 65. Jordan | ………………………………………………………. | 3 |
| 66. Kosovo | ………………………………………………………. | 3 |
| 67. Mongolia | ………………………………………………………. | 3 |
| 68. Puarto Rico | ………………………………………………………. | 3 |
| 69. Singapore | ………………………………………………………. | 3 |
| 70. Tajikastan | ………………………………………………………. | 3 |
| 71. Tunisia | ………………………………………………………. | 3 |
| 72. Burundi | ………………………………………………………. | 2 |
| 73. Grenada | ………………………………………………………. | 2 |
| 74. Israel | ………………………………………………………. | 2 |
| 75. Niger | ………………………………………………………. | 2 |
| 76. Philippines | ………………………………………………………. | 2 |
| 77. Qatar | ………………………………………………………. | 2 |
| 78. Austria | ………………………………………………………. | 1 |
| 79. Dominican Rep. | ………………………………………………………. | 1 |
| 80. Estonia | ………………………………………………………. | 1 |
| 81. Finland | ………………………………………………………. | 1 |
| 82. Morocco | ………………………………………………………. | 1 |
| 83. Moldova | ………………………………………………………. | 1 |
| 84. Portugal | ………………………………………………………. | 1 |
| 85. Trinidad and Tobago | ………………………………………………………. | 1 |
| 86. U. A. Emirates | ………………………………………………………. | 1 |