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Summer Olympics 2012: Portugal

Let's go for at least four medals in London, Portugal! I hope we reach a new medal high in these Olympics.  I'm sure we've got a fantastic team this time around, all ready to bring home the gold, silver and bronze. Here is a link to the Portugal profile on the official Olympics site. We usually do better in the Athletics portion, but maybe this time around we will surprise people.  According to the Olympics site, we have 80 athletes competing, although some say a bit less. Here is a link to the Wikipedia page showing results, etc. Another great article about the Olympics hopes for Portugal in London 2012 - here's an excerpt: This year, the triple jump Olympic champion will not be able to attend the Olympics in July due to injuries. Staying in Portugal with him are the injured Naide Gomes, Francis Obikwelu and Rui Silva, the latter two having won silver and bronze respectively in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Vanessa Fernandes, who represented Portugal in