10 Countries That Have NEVER Won Olympic Medals

[@acelm8437]

Update: Saint Lucia and Dominica both won gold 🥇today in track and field for their first ever medals!

[@lamelists]

Congrats to both! That 100m women's final was insane!

[@amarsinghhembram4379]

Congratulations from India. St. Lucia is on my bucket list.

[@Koch3665]

now they win for population to gold ratio 😂

[@kenjizabalan6644]

Cambodia best chance to win a medal was during 2016 Rio olympics through Sorn Seavmey from Taekwondo. She won gold medal during Asian games 2014 in Incheon. While Bangladesh best opportunity was during last edition of summer olympics in Tokyo, through Ruman Shana, a bronze medallist during Archery world Championships 2019.

[@lamelists]

Both have been super close, I think they'll put up a medal soon. Hopefully in Paris in a couple months!

[@ariccua6101]

Interesting to note that Cambodia hosted last year's Southeast Asian Games. Hope that helps them.

[@US.OLYMPICTEAM]

@@ariccua6101 when the SEA games were held in Cambodia last year, most of their athletes were international athletes, Cambodia imported athletes from the USA, Korea, China, Japan, India, Europeans, so they won many medals, in other words, they cheated themselves😅

[@hohsorn5493]

Cambodia is a pathetic country. They super-cheated in the SEA Games last year by using athletics from abroad, instead of giving chances to their own athletes. in addition, they added lots of their own local sports in the event, highly craving for gold medals in the event. How shameful! They always boast about how great their country is. Their dreams are only in the miracle walls of Ankor. Never a chance to look forward, always fall into the past that never existed.

[@ariccua6101]

@@US.OLYMPICTEAM Yeah, our basketball teams got pissed somehow because of their team getting a bunch of expats.

[@theproudflip]

Oman is performing well in the Asian Games, so I was surprised upon knowing that it has not won any medal at the Olympics. 😱

[@lamelists]

Right?! Like some on this list, though, I think they'll break through soon!

[@LENARD0218]

Oman only 1gold 1 silver 4 bronze medal in all time medal at asian games

[@justynajakubowska2191]

I love all those small representations walking proudly during Opening Ceremony :) When USA enters stadium you can leave to grab some food or make a tea but all those small represenations with 3-10 people are just sweet. They look also quite relaxed. I am from Poland and from few Olympics no one handling national flag won a medal so of course superstitious sportsmen do not want to do that ;) Those tiny representations are just happy they can attend and it really shows Olympic spirit.

[@lamelists]

I totally agree! It's one of my fav parts of the Olympics, I can only imagine how it would feel to be one of those athletes...

[@marwaqoura7804]

I agree ,I am from Egypt and though we have participated since 1912 and won 41 medal in total ,I still love these special moments ...

[@gelbautista1132]

Participation in Olympics is for brotherhood of all nations. Win or lose, presence is better than absence.

[@lamelists]

Absolutely agree, that's the whole theme of the Olympics!

[@sayemshahariaprethebe]

I am from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩 And there is a new government in our country ( I think everyone knows at this point). But the government people are completely selected by the students based on their work, not their money and power So we hope we will see a new Bangladesh and it will be less corrupted. Please pray for us🤝

[@lamelists]

I hope for the best for the people of Bangladesh! There are so many reasons it should be a more prosperous country and the people deserve much better. There is lots of work to do but I hope the new government can make improvements for the everyday lives of the citizens.

[@nirmaljena1830]

ek kaam kar.... NAGIN DANCE 😂😂😂

[@shaswatshivam6067]

​@@lamelists bangladeshi is bangladeshi as far as I seen them there is less chance for them prospher but let's see if it happens it's very good for us .

[@azam0912]

Bangladesh Never Won Any Medal in Olympic Games 🤪🤣😝🤩

[@terehmill1819]

Malaysia also never 😂

[@kabaddiolympic]

I hope Kabaddi included in Olympic and kabaddi India's second most popular sports

[@lamelists]

I actually did come across that one in my research, cool game!

[@dr.vaibhavsharma]

It is interesting that India has won every kabaddi world cup. So if kabaddi is included then India is sure of getting 2 golds, 1 each in men's and women's category

[@anshul6168]

@@dr.vaibhavsharma Not sure, in 2018 Asian Games we lost both Gold medals to IRan

[@ExplorerXyz-om6mz]

Kabaddi is asian game and quite often played & popular in south asian countries,every one here in India has played it atleast once in their childhood . We had contest of kabaddi in schools every year.

[@King.Jhingru2207]

Cricket and squash coming in 2028 Olympics​@@lamelists

[@danielbremner4142]

Narrator: But, do you know what Madagascar doesn’t have? Me: Food. My wife: Space.

[@lamelists]

Those are both more important than an Olympic medal, that's for sure

[@kbboy101]

Madagascar is quite big for its population (more than half a million sq km) so space definitely isn't an issue. Food, yes, but so are many other African countries plagued by corruption. Madagascar has beautiful and unique locations that a competent govt. can better their situation even by building just the tourism industry.

[@dipeshgiri4211]

Do not forget Nepal. They are more populated than Australia participated many times but never had a luck 😢

[@lamelists]

I actually made a part two to this video, it's up on my channel, check it out because it includes ten more countries, including Nepal!

[@brittking3990]

That’s the problem…luck has nothing to do with winning!! An American and a Nepalese squared off on the track. The Neopolitan thought “I’ve trained for years and am really good…I hope I will medal” The American thought “I am invincible, the absolute best at what I do. There is no way in hell I am losing to this skinny twerp...period!!” Guess who won that event? It was not the twerp who “hoped” they would win, it was the guy who knew he would win before the gun even went off. Your attitude is what burns the fuel that is needed to win…. 🦾

[@BoubiMalo]

Respect to Oman cuz they refuse to naturalize athletes from other countries to win medals like what the other gulf countries did , all Qatari athletes were naturalized and their golden medals won by a Sudanese in the high jump a Gambian / Senegalese in the beach volleyball and an Egyptian in weight lifting , Bahrain Saudi are the same . So respect to Oman

[@lamelists]

You make a great point, they aren't importing medalists in the same way lots of other countries do

[@jovenserdenola1679]

Country with principle not buying foreign athletes just to win medal in the Olympics a shame on them 😢

We can say the same about the Premier leagues, a team can't brag of its losses as being dignified because it has no foreign players. A loss is a loss, there is no salvage value. If Oman isn't importing sports people it's because they can't afford to.

[@harithdanial141]

Club and country is different bro. Also remember al habsi become Wigan legend, by born in Oman, playing in Oman league and make it into premier League

[@marwaqoura7804]

That is sadly true ,I am Egyptian and they have naturalised MANY of our outstanding talents including Fares Hassouna in weightlifting and Bassent Hemida"s brother ..

[@pontmercy8]

Love your videos! Hope the channel gets more attention!

[@lamelists]

That's so kind of you, I appreciate it! And thank you for the support!

[@andresland182]

The case of Bolivia is quite sad. Not only is Bolivia the only South American without medals, it has not even gotten an Olympic diploma, those given to the top 8 finishers. Other Latin American countries that are yet to medal at least have gotten one: Nicaragua (4th in baseball in 1996), Honduras (top 8 in 2012 and 4th place in 2016 in football), El Salvador (5th in cycling with an American born cyclist and 8th in 2008 with a female shooter). Bolivia is usually weak in sports competitions even in a regional level, at the latest Panamerican games they got all their medals in racketball but did not get any at Olympic sports unlike other Latin American nations.

[@lamelists]

Damn, that's awful to read. And it's such a great country with amazing people, though Olympic glory doesn't define a nation fortunately

[@timchiu501]

That’s sad to know, I am a foreigner and I am currently l living in Bolivia (one year in La Paz and one year in El Alto). I have to say that the people here are very nice but it seems to me that they just don’t care about achieving or winning anything in their lives (not just sports but every aspect of their lives). Failure is something acceptable and normal unlike the East Asians where everything has to be done successfully without error, which is very stressful for me. They just spend their time enjoying themselves and I can say that they are probably the happiest people on earth.

[@lamelists]

@@timchiu501 If they spend their time enjoying themselves and are among the happiest people on earth, maybe they're actually the REAL winners

[@sadidashraful7063]

In Bangladesh.....If you as a child say...."I wanna be a sportsman in future".....Their parents will beat them..... Everyone here wants to be a doctor/Engineer/Government job holder......If your wish is not among these 3.... every parents won't support you.....+ Corruption,Napotism,is another problem here.....Even being a cricketer is hard here.... That's why we are bad at football....yet many half Bangladeshi are good footballers outside Bangladesh

[@lamelists]

Sorry to hear that, I hope things can change for the athletes of Bangladesh in the future!

[@jovenserdenola1679]

You can't blame because of extreme poverty majority of the population want to get a good paying job but where? Government failed to create employment opportunities only corruption sad to say that

[@marwaqoura7804]

That is so sad we have had the same problem here in Egypt-socially- but not because of poverty as nobody cared about any sport except football !! till Mohamed Rashwan in Los Angeles 1984 (Judo) and Mo Salah in football (soccer) debunked that .Also in 1998 Egypt won World Championship under 21 in handball in Cairo and it was a game changer for Egyptian youth as it became the second popular game here in Egypt after football . Our problem here in Egypt with sport is neither about resources nor talents ; it is just about 'who cares'...

[@andresland182]

Myanmar could have won its first olympic medal back in 1972 if the current system of weightlifting had been applied back then. Until the 70s, weightlifting had three different lifts: clean and jerk, snatch and military press, the latter no longer included. Gyi Aung Maung ended up in 5th place but if only snatch and clean and jerk were counted he would have won gold but his military press lifts kept him from the podium. Curiously 1972 was the last year in which military press was included.

[@lamelists]

Truth. I think Myanmar will hit the podium at some point, they've got the athletes, the population, etc. to make it happen

[@paulojrneto]

Honourable mentions: - Democratic Republic of the Congo (Africa's biggest country) - Bosnia Herzegovina (the only former Yugoslavia country yet to medal at the Olympics) - Honduras (placed 4th in the 2016 men's soccer tournament) - Albania (had a few fourth places in weightlifting and 2016 judo champion Majlinda Kelmendi from Kosovo competed for Albania in the 2012 Olympics) - Saint Kitts & Nevis (sprinter Kim Collins was the 2003 100m World champion) - Somalia (Abdi Bile was the 1987 1500m World Champion) - Angola (an African top team in basketball and handball) - Myanmar (has some good athletes at Asian level)

[@lamelists]

You are way ahead of me, I just finished writing the script for a part 2! And definitely some of your honourable mentions will be making an appearance!

[@dotcom137]

Both Congos don't have any medals, never realized that. But the biggest country in Africa was Sudan, and since 2011, Algeria.

[@user-kx8vw7lp8d]

Конго разве не выигрывал медали на ОИ 2020? Им их вроде на церемонии закрытия Олимпиады вручали.

[@lamelists]

@@user-kx8vw7lp8d Ни один спортсмен из ДР Конго никогда не выигрывал олимпийскую медаль, что делает эту страну второй по численности населения страной в мире, которой никогда этого не удавалось, после Бангладеш. Моя жена из Казахстана, приятно время от времени использовать мой русский!

[@user-kx8vw7lp8d]

@@lamelists буду знать

[@kawan5851]

Bangladesh has a huge population but it is one of the most densely populated countries of the world. Open playgrounds, walking parks, nature parks and sports grounds are non existent in bigger cities. So that is another factor as well. Children dont get involved in most physical activites since childhood.

[@lamelists]

That's an interesting point re. geography in Bangladesh. It's hard to get good at sports that need space if you don't have space

[@xtgaming5021]

From Bangladesh, we are changing but now out days are even worse i hope u know why pls pray so that the situation rn gets better

[@lamelists]

Fingers crossed for Bangladesh!

[@OxMani]

Inshallah brother 🇵🇰

[@xtgaming5021]

we won!!!!!

[@lamelists]

@@xtgaming5021 What did you win?

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

@@lamelists yeah, they won from which game?

[@sandeepshetty1589]

I do not know what is worst. Not winning an Olympic medal, or finishing 4th on this list to miss out on bronze.

[@lamelists]

It's best not to think of the list as a ranking from 10 to 1, more just a list of 10 in no particular order. Hopefully that makes it feel better

[@debbieanne7962]

After the closing of the 2024 Olympics the nations you highlighted still haven’t won any medals. But Saint Lucia and Dominica have managed to win their first ever medals so congratulations to these two nations

[@lamelists]

Absolutely, 100% and congrats to those countries on making history!

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

Thank you for this video. My country the Philippines participated in the Summer Olympics in 1924 Paris Olympics. We won our first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in women's weightlifting. Paris 2024 Summer Olympics marks our 100 year of participation. This is a very special Summer Olympics for us. And it became more historic and memorable because our Gymnast, Carlos Edriel Yulo won back-to-back gold medals in Men's Artistic Gymnastic Floor exercise and Vault. We have now three gold medals. Could you please make a video about Carlos Edriel Yulo? The first Filipino and Southeast Asian Olympic Gymnast who won multiple gold medals in two days in a single Olympic game. Thanks.

[@lamelists]

Thanks for the suggestion on the video, the Philippines has an absolutely fascinating Olympic history. It may very well be worth a video, I don't think I'll have time to fit it in before the end of Paris 2024 but I will definitely put it on my list for future videos. Congrats on the additional medals this year!

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

@@lamelists Thank you so much. Yesterday we won two bronze medals also. As of today, we already have four Olympic medals in Paris. Thanks.

[@danteroa2878]

Of the three golds we have, all of these were won by a 100% Filipinos who started their respective sports in our own land.

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

@@danteroa2878 what do you mean 100%?

[@Truthalonewins7]

Most popular sport in Bangladesh is cricket, but they have not won anything there either😂

[@lamelists]

It's coming in 2028 in Los Angeles, maybe that's Bangladesh's chance to get on the board?

[@Truthalonewins7]

@@lamelists possible but highly unlikely. India/Australia/GBR/New Zealand/South Africa likely to medal.

[@raidaiwik2006]

@@lamelists bangladesh is very bad at cricket.

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

@@Truthalonewins7 Sri Lanka and West Indies also

[@night_visitor_]

Because there is politics in Bangladesh cricket.We have thrown out the main people of politics. Now we will do well inshallah

[@RhesaJonathan]

if i wasn't mistaken, philippines won their first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and that actually kinda blow my mind a little bit. But this video especially the bangladesh part is even more shocking.

[@lamelists]

Yes, Philippines finally got one on the board at Tokyo, totally agree it's wild that was their first given their population and history of athletics. But yeah, making this video really opened my eyes. The fact there are more than 70 nations, which is like 1/3 of all countries, that don't have medals really blew me away

[@danilocasuga4444]

Philippines total medal 10 medal 1gold 5silver 6 bronze since 1932 olympics.

[@michaelknows10]

​@@danilocasuga4444total of 8 bronze medals yldefonso(swimming)-2,..villanueva,marcial,serrantes,velasco(boxing)toribio and miguel white(athletics)

[@marshajulessa2995]

​@@lameliststhey have 2 filipino gymnasts who are really good competing in paris this year 😊

[@fredrickabundo740]

Correction sir about the Philippines at the Summer Olympics; 14 medals with 1 Gold, 5 Silver and 8 Bronze medals.@@danilocasuga4444

[@MegaAlexis92]

Definitely do a series based on this. I want to know which other countries have not won a medal.

[@lamelists]

I already did a part two, check out my channel and let me know what you think!

[@ArkaprabhaPandit]

The poor thing is that our indian parents don't encourage us to take participate on sports. They often tell us, study hard go to medical colleges or iits u will become successful. I'm 17 years old and my parents also did the same thing. They have a competition to other parents who's child is scoring well in exams. Tension of not getting services, exam pressure, ruin our childhood and those who are intelligent working in foreign. World is producing champions in every field but our india is producing labours for the world. Almost 70℅ engineers in usa from india. Our mentality should be changed 😢

[@lamelists]

As a non-Indian I can't speak much to that cultural side of things. I think much of the world prioritizes school over sports, which in the long run is probably a good thing, but one item that is super clear is that, in the Olympics, champions are not born but rather are the product of the society and culture in which they are brought up. If folks stress the Olympics and give people the tools they need, they'll be champions. If they don't, they won't.

[@sir_humpy]

Tagging to the previous comment and speaking from my European experience an interest in the Olympics and professional sports stems from a general understanding at grassroot level that physical activity is an integral part in the development of any human being. Greeks and Romans believed that _mens sana in corpore sana_ and this principle came down to Europeans through the centuries. If you have millions who do sports, they will generate a thousand world-class athletes and politicians will find a way to accomodate this demand and build facilities. If you only have thousands who do sports, chances that they have the talent base to grow even a few world class athletes are slim.

[@dtikvxcdgjbv7975]

India keeps the world running! 👍😃

[@SriMotion]

SRI LANKA won 2 olympic medals ❤ but small country but under lowest facilities we have some good people with currage ❤❤❤ medals for 2000 Australia Olympics 200M women silver, 1948 400 m hurdle mens silver

[@lamelists]

And maybe more medals yet to come in Paris this summer!

[@SriMotion]

@@lamelists hopefully

[@wasanthaya13]

​@@lamelists Hope Tharushi Karunarathna in Women's 800m...

[@yasin_arafat_77]

My country Qatar has more medals than your country and after that your country has more medals. There is no problem if the country is small, the problem is that the structure needs to be improved.

[@SriMotion]

@@yasin_arafat_77 No. The problem is the dirty political and mentality

[@marwaqoura7804]

I love your videos ,very well made and I watch Olympics since 1984

[@lamelists]

Thank you so much, glad you enjoy the videos, thanks for checking them out!

[@ronaldlynnjohnson7589]

Are there any countries that do not have a National Olympic Committee? Enjoyed this very much.

[@lamelists]

Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for checking it out! The answer to your question kinda depends on how you define a country, as there are a few different ways to label what is and isn't a country. Like for example, the Vatican doesn't have a NOC, but whether it's a country or not is up for debate

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

@@lamelists and other territories as well

[@daydreamer8662]

@@lamelists There is absolutely no debate that the Vatican is a country. This has nothing to do with religion. Due to the nature of how they structure themselves, they do not engage in many international events. For example, they have chosen to remain a spectator in the UN, their choice, not the UN's

[@athenstar10]

Brunei has money, but they don't take sports that seriously... just like their MiddleEastern counterparts, but 10x less competitive.

[@lamelists]

For sure, totally agree. That's the theme of the countries I looked at during my research, it comes down to the allocation of resources and infrastructure. Some countries care a lot, some countries couldn't care less. It really shows how much more than just athletic talent is needed to create a world-class athlete

[@athenstar10]

@@lamelists I totally agree. Coming from their more South East Asian neighbor, I've always noticed how they've never been competitive in SEA Games level. I guess they're just a very chill country.

[@Vongreimbf109]

Ask Pengiran Jufri..he participate in shooting skeet event long ago if im blnot mistake Now one of royal kid play pro football in europe..the problem population too small and islamic lifestyle soo they not focusing in sport but the did ok in regional asean games

[@shanu7uday]

Bangladesh with a population of 17 crore - without an olympic medal is a BIG surprise 😮

[@lamelists]

Without an Olympic medal YET, I hope it changes!

[@denniscain7218]

Trivia item: San Marino is the smallest country in population to medal.

[@lamelists]

Well done San Marino, I actually made an entire video on the Olympic story of San Marino, check it out if you have the time!

[@Ben_the_Rosafan]

Considering cricket is joining the program at LA '28, I think Bangladesh has a real shot at finally breaking through.

[@lamelists]

I hope you're right, Bangladesh is way overdue, though they're going to have some serious competition

[@dogaredeemer2711]

lol they are poor even in cricket despite having huge followiing

[@rosemaramgio7284]

It's great that all these countries without medals still want to take part. And even greater when they finally get one.

[@lamelists]

Yes for sure, it's not really about the medals, it's about the journey along the way. And as you say, the joy of FINALLY getting one, like we saw with St Lucia in Paris, it's amazing!

[@jamesricker3997]

El Salvador, Dominica and St Luca all brought home Gold 🥇 from Paris. 3 off the list

[@lamelists]

Congrats to those nations and their athletes!

[@amlans5314]

Its interesting but sad that Bangladesh is yet to win a medal at Olympics, while they do win a handful of medals at Asian Games. Quite opposite and weird that their brethren across the border from West Bengal have won many Olympic medals in hockey and tennis for India, and also win lots of medals in Asian Games.

[@lamelists]

I gotta figure it eventually happens for Bangladesh, but I agree it's both sad and remarkable they haven't yet!

[@dr.vaibhavsharma]

Just last Asian games India won 107 medals...improving it's tally by more than 50% from 2018 edition In 2020 Olympics India won 7 medals compared to 2 in 2016. This summer Olympics India expects a minimum of 10 medals, with highest hopes from athletics badminton and hockey

[@NyanyiC]

I like that they still show up - wish you all the best next time.. I'm happy that my country Zimbabwe is not on this list🇿🇼

[@lamelists]

Absolutely, these nations have a ton to be proud of, regardless of medals won. I think another commentor on this or another video said that there is just as much pride in having competed as in having won a medal, especially for many countries that lack resources, and I think that's 100% true. Cheers from Canada!

[@muhamadyusof66]

Thanks to kristy coventry.

[@MSquare20055]

It really hurt me as a Bangladeshi to watch this,but everything you said was true.And also there are so many other things that holds back our athletes from Olympics. Main reason is politics,corruption and funding

[@lamelists]

I'm sorry that is the case, perhaps in the future things can improve!

[@royfrie]

Hey, Cricket may be included in 2032, so slim chances ?

[@MSquare20055]

@@royfrie hell no.Bangladesh just lost seties to USA.I mean,2012-2019 was the golden era of bd cricket.But now....co chance

[@lamelists]

@@royfrie Looks like it's coming in 2028!

[@royfrie]

@@lamelists really ? They are talking about lacrosse and flag football

[@nogamenofuture9928]

Margarita Mamun - Bangladeshi-Russian descent. 2016 gold medalist individual rhythmic gymnast

[@lamelists]

And, sadly, competed for Russia. This is common with some of these countries, they produce great athletes who, for a variety of reasons, end up competing for another country

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

@@lamelists Although she has Bangladeshi blood, I think she is a citizen of Russia, not in Bangladesh. Unless she is a dual citizen and holds two passports from both countries, then Bangladeshis can have their sentiments with that.

[@adelsalmi7131]

Thank's for your vidéo.

[@lamelists]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@atanudas4000]

Nepal,afganistan,mynamar and bhutan r also in the list of non medal winner in any olympic

[@lamelists]

Yes, I did a second video and I covered most of those in that video too, check it out

[@worldtour5634]

afg won 2 bronze

[@WolfWarrior-ew2ul]

Please correct the map of India..!!!!!!!

[@lamelists]

I was primarily focused on the map of Bangladesh, not India, but I will be more mindful in the future

[@WolfWarrior-ew2ul]

@@lamelists thanks

[@astrospeedcuber]

What's the correct map?

[@tonyyau9810]

Congrat to india they got three bronze

[@ThePussukka]

what's wrong with India on the map? does that not show what India actually controls?

[@mrjinkorea]

With the exception of a few small rich countries that could care less about Olympic success like Brunei or Singapore, the majority of countries that do fairly well at the Olympics have the financial resources to invest in training facilities and their athletes are able to easily secure sponsors to give them the required financial resources to develop their skills. Look at the top ten performing countries right now in Paris....Unfortunately, poorer countries can't compete on that same level. 😢

[@lamelists]

Absolutely agree with you, I've said it a few times but Olympic champions are created, not born. They need coaching, infrastructure, facilities, time, and, most importantly, money in order to become world class. Resources are too scarce in many parts of the world to allow nature human talent to become something more

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

Brunei is shocking to me because it is a rich country. Singapore also has only one gold medal recently at Rio. It is a rich country also.

[@lamelists]

True! But relatively small populations, that could be part of it. Also, I believe they both de-emphasize athletics in favour of spending in other areas of their economy and society

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

@@lamelists agree

[@piai]

I would like to congratulate to Botswana and Pakistan which their athletes won athletics few days before... At least, they made their own history on Olympic Paris 2024... Congratulations!!!

[@lamelists]

Big wins for both! The story of Pakistan in the Javelin is especially incredible

[@syedkashifhussain8802]

@@piai Thankyou ❤️🙏. I am from Pakistan and the whole nation is proud of him (Athlete Arshad Nadeem).

[@syedkashifhussain8802]

@@lamelists Thankyou ❤️🙏. I am from Pakistan and the whole nation is proud of him (Athlete Arshad Nadeem).

[@ethaneaton5695]

Keep an eye out for Jordan Crooks from the Cayman Islands. He could possibly win a medal in the 50 and 100m freestyle. He is also the world champion from the 2022 world sc champs in the 50 freestyle. He has one of the best turns in the world that I have ever seen.

[@lamelists]

My fingers are crossed, the Cayman Islands are way overdue for the hardware!

[@Vongreimbf109]

He cousin in US did shooting event recently..but missed an inch to qualify for olympic AR style rifle event

[@astrospeedcuber]

Cambodia being on this list really shocked me, especially since its neighbouring and nearby countries all (except for Laos and Brunei) have tonnes of medals -- Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Philippines, etc

[@lamelists]

Absolutely agree. As mentioned in the video, there is a big gap in their Olympic attendance for horrible reasons, plus the after effects of that terrible history, so there are some reasons for it. But still, it's surprising, though I hope they can get on the board soon!

[@int109]

Can you also do a video on countries who have never won a gold medal? Might see some surprising countries.

[@lamelists]

I already have! Check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipjaYX6sfrh9htU

[@thetrickster4526]

Where's my country Nepal? 🇳🇵

[@lamelists]

I did a whole second video as a follow up to this one, Top 10 More Countries to Never Win an Olympic Medal. It's up on my channel, check it out when you can as it includes Nepal!

[@harithdanial141]

Next you could make a country who never won gold medal. I'm from Malaysian and my country is one in the world who never had that. Despite we are badminton nation, we are cursed at it😂

[@lamelists]

I already made a video on that, and I'm sorry to say that Malaysia is indeed included on the list :( It's posted to my channel, check it out when you have time and let me know what you think!

[@JollyJing-ti2fi]

I feel you...same sentiment with Philippines in boxing. Boxing is one of our country's fav sport but GOLD is almost as always but still yet out of grasp. I always cheer athletes from smaller countries why? Just because they don't win medals doesn't mean they don't have the best athletes... some just didn't get the same training, support that others had.

[@charnydegger3267]

And yet they commit to work and compete. We are just as proud of them

[@lamelists]

Amen to that, it's all about the journey and not the end result!

[@asali1323]

Next do countries that have never qualified for World cup

[@lamelists]

AWESOME idea, I love it! It's on my list

[@daydreamer8662]

Technically. it's the World Cup Final. Almost every country is in the World Cup playing games in their division. Eventually, it's boiled down to a certain number of countries in each one,

[@manueltapia1859]

This shows how unfair and uneven are the sport conditions with the countries 😮, while other countries make it easy these have hard times!!!

[@lamelists]

In researching this video, it was very clear to me that it is all about the allocation of resources: where do countries choose to spend their money, time, and infrastructure. Some devote a lot to sports and athletics, others not so much. And the medals usually follow from there

[@old.not.too.grumpy.]

You can tell this post is North American, where winning is everything. For many nations being recognised by taking part gives great joy

[@lamelists]

I think that's an extraordinary generalization, and I think it dramatically downplays the feeling of accomplishment by North American athletes, but I respect your opinion

[@old.not.too.grumpy.]

@lamelists the attitude of some Americans when they don't win has been dreadful. It's a celebration of sport not what America has turned it into a celebration of those that win

[@lamelists]

@@old.not.too.grumpy. Ok well you originally said North Americans, then your follow up said Americans. As a Canadian, the difference is substantial for someone like me

[@old.not.too.grumpy.]

@@lamelists ofcourse well all know Canadians are much nicer than their southern neighbours.

[@lamelists]

@@old.not.too.grumpy. The stereotype is real :)

[@wallybazoum]

How about a video of most successful countries per capita at the Olympics. I bet New Zealand would be top and China at the bottom 😅.

[@lamelists]

It's a great point, the all-time medal table looks VERY different when you adjust for population, thanks for the suggestion!

[@smartdicky1459]

You can't simply use per capita to evaluate sports, the same like GDP. Not everyone participate in sports or working in the population. It is the combined strength of a country that counts.

[@blabla6864]

I don't know why I laughed so hard at this video !

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

why?

[@blabla6864]

@LifeOdysseyMotivation probably the way he's commenting Idk

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

@@blabla6864 you are weirdo

[@lamelists]

I'm trying to decide if that's a compliment or an insult?

[@blabla6864]

@@lamelists some of your commentary came across as shady and sarcastic to me. That was hilarious 😂

[@atit1950]

Nepal🇳🇵🎖0 😭😭

[@lamelists]

Nepal featured in my part two to this video, check it out if you have some time!

[@marcschmidt7846]

Brunei, Cayman Islands and Oman are Olympic medaillists in making huge amounts of money.

[@lamelists]

They are truly elite in that regard, no doubt about it

[@GroverJ83]

1 Country that has yest to win an Olympic Medal (Dominica a nation of about 100,000) has high odds to get their 1st at this Olympics. Thea Lafond got 1st in the Triple Jump at the last World Championship and is currently ranked 3rd in the sport.

[@lamelists]

Today's the day, in fact I think the qualification round is starting right about now, no? Good luck Thea and good luck Dominica!

[@ernandclemente5905]

Thea Lafond won the gold medal in Paris.

[@deepakrai7841]

I think other south asian countries should learn from india how india invested good lumpsum in limited category of sports which they think they can invest and potentially get medal best example is in sport of shooting baminton archery wrestling ( india have traditional roots in this sports) womens boxing hockey (traditional prowerhouse) etc etc and now india has started to invest in field events too thanks to neeraj for his immense suces at tokyo .i think countries like pakistan and Bangladesh who are same as india and considered a low middle income countries can learn

[@lamelists]

I think if the goal is to win Olympic medals, then yes focusing on certain sports/areas of competence makes sense. In putting together this video, I discovered that it pretty much all comes down to how much and where a country invests its limited resources

[@dr.vaibhavsharma]

India is not winning any medal this time in boxing and wrestling which is so disappointing tbh. They have atleast 1 medal in wrestling in every edition since 2004

[@anshul6168]

@@dr.vaibhavsharma India will get medals in both Boxing and Wrestling this time but in the women's category

[@SachinKasun]

China 🇨🇳 first participated in the Olympics in 1984. China has won 263 gold, 199 silver, and 174 bronze medals in 11 Olympics from 1984-2020. India has participated in 29 Olympics since 1900. India has won 10 gold, 9 silver and 16 bronze medals. Population of both the countries is similar. India is far behind, but they always hate and talk down about China. 😁

[@Vongreimbf109]

People outsider didnt have any idea how corrupt and regime style bangladesh and pakistan are

[@seed_drill7135]

Do one for countries that no longer exist who did medal. I recall someone from Biafra medaling.

[@lamelists]

That's a FANTASTIC idea, lots of ones that folks would expect like USSR, East/West Germany, etc. but there are lots of obscure ones too. I wish I had thought of this before, as I won't be able to make this happen before the end of Paris 2024, but it's on the list for the future. Thanks for the great suggestion!

[@daydreamer8662]

@@lamelists I think Prussia and Bohemia had won medals. Of course Yugoslavia did and China was represented by Taiwan (Formosa) for many years.

[@gorankrznar89]

Bosnia & Herzegovina is strange to me because all other ex Yugoslavia nations are doing well

[@lamelists]

Totally agree, I think it's a matter of when, not if, B&H get a medal. But it's strange that it's taken this long

[@MENSA.lady2]

206 ? the UN only recognises 193 of them.

[@lamelists]

"What is a country" is one of the most poorly agreed things in the world it seems. Lots of different ways to determine what a country is unfortunately, but in my case I went off of the National Olympic Committees as it related to the Olympics specifically

[@johnshort5830]

Damn, Bolivia actually was surprising

[@lamelists]

I know, right?

[@jessestewart169]

Wow. Hope all 10 win one day. Everyone has the right to be happy.

[@lamelists]

Agree, there are so many nations without a medal that deserve one!

[@amarsinghhembram4379]

Sorry I don't like the mindset that not winning Olympic or world cup or space race equals unhappiness.

[@akhil0113]

It's only now I know that Bangladesh haven't had a gold in Olympics. And the way they mock and make fun of India's performance is ridiculous

[@lamelists]

I'd say both nations are underperforming their potential, that's for sure

[@shaileshagrawal7242]

Oman is shocking !!!!! They perform good in Asian games..

[@lamelists]

I know, right? It's gotta happen for them this summer, I have to believe that

[@antigraftandcorruption5849]

Myanmar, Laos & East Timor

[@lamelists]

I put Myanmar in my part two of this video, it's up on my channel if you wanna check it out

[@tahzeebulalam8094]

South Asia is also the world's least participated region with almost no Olympic medals.Except for India,NONE OF the other countries ever got to participate or win in Olympics even ONCE.

[@lamelists]

Hopefully that can change in the future!

[@sayantanghatak24]

You missed to mention the names of Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives.

[@lamelists]

I already made part 2 and posted the video to my channel. Check it out, let's just say you might get a couple of those covered off!

[@khallagzhimmersantoskohler6398]

Bangladesh has such a huge population. There was supposed to be a lot of sporting talent in this country.

[@lamelists]

I think there is indeed a ton of sporting talent, more than likely it just doesn't get the support it needs to thrive. Hopefully that changes!

[@origzin313]

Many countries have participated in the Olympics but have never won a medal. Here's a list of some of those countries: 1: Africa - **Benin** - **Burkina Faso** - **Cape Verde** - **Central African Republic** - **Chad** - **Comoros** - **Equatorial Guinea** - **Eswatini (Swaziland)** - **Gambia** - **Guinea** - **Guinea-Bissau** - **Lesotho** - **Liberia** - **Madagascar** - **Malawi** - **Mali** - **Mauritania** - **Rwanda** - **São Tomé and Príncipe** - **Seychelles** - **Sierra Leone** - **Somalia** - **South Sudan** ### Asia - **Bangladesh** - **Bhutan** - **Brunei** - **Cambodia** - **Laos** - **Maldives** - **Myanmar (Burma)** - **Timor-Leste (East Timor)** ### Europe - **Albania** - **Andorra** - **Bosnia and Herzegovina** - **Iceland** ### Oceania - **American Samoa** - **Cook Islands** - **Guam** - **Kiribati** - **Marshall Islands** - **Micronesia** - **Nauru** - **Palau** - **Papua New Guinea** - **Solomon Islands** - **Tuvalu** - **Vanuatu** ### Americas - **Anguilla** - **Aruba** - **Belize** - **British Virgin Islands** - **Dominica** - **Honduras** - **Saint Kitts and Nevis** - **Saint Lucia** - **Saint Vincent and the Grenadines** - **Turks and Caicos Islands** This list includes countries from different continents that have yet to win an Olympic medal, although some of these countries have won medals in the Winter Olympics or in specific sports.

[@lamelists]

That's a very thorough list! And yes, there are many, many countries that haven't won medals. As I mentioned at the outset of the video, there are dozens and dozens and I could only fit so many in the video. But fortunately, the list is changing. For instance, St Lucia finally won a medal, and it was gold no less!

[@muhamadyusof66]

Palestine

[@ernandclemente5905]

Aside from St. Lucia, Dominica also won gold in Paris. ​@@lamelists

[@muhdfaizazhari1743]

Malaysia also has never won the gold medal

[@lamelists]

Malaysia featured in my video of ten countries without a gold medal, check it out if you have some time, it's up on my channel!

[@user-xd5zq8gg4f]

at least my country have 13 medals more (:

[@lamelists]

Which country is yours?

[@user-xd5zq8gg4f]

@@lamelists Israel

[@lamelists]

@@user-xd5zq8gg4f Good luck to the athletes in Paris this summer!

[@choklituktest]

I didnt even know that 3-4 of these countries exist

[@lamelists]

Then today is a day of learning! Hope you liked the video

[@andresland182]

Taking into account extension and population, RD Congo is a huge underperfomer. There is a nation whose not winning medals comes as no surprise but it has been close to the podium 2 times: Seychelles who had two boxers who fought in the quarterfinals of boxing back in 1992 and 1996; had they won their bouts they would have secured a medal. Mali, a 21odd million person nation, had a huge hope on a taekwondo player in 2008, Daba Keita who was the world champion back then. He lost in the quarterfinals to the shock of many and even the President of the nation and newspapers said it was a sad and disappointing moment for Mali. Four years later he was supposed to fight for the bronze medal match but an injury kept him fron doing so. Mali "best" chances might come from football.

[@lamelists]

There's a couple of good ones there too, the Mali story is an interesting one for sure

[@Anonymous-8080]

India is the biggest underperformer atm

[@FactOutlet]

Aruba??? 😬 I Never knew this Country ever Existed..

[@lamelists]

You learn something new everyday!

[@geraldevan2191]

We want Pencak Silat and Sepak Takraw to be included in the Olympics so that Indonesia can harvest gold medals.

[@lamelists]

Sepak takraw should absolutely be there, I did another video on viewer's choices of events to add to the Olympics and that one is there!

[@Mathura_Junction]

Bhutan,Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Afghanistan and Maldives also never won any medal in Olympics.

[@lamelists]

Yes, I did a part two to this video, it's up on my channel, a couple of those countries make an appearance!

[@deborahdaniel9791]

Guyana is in South America also - no medals

[@lamelists]

I believe they won a medal in 1980 in boxing, no?

[@mohdzainisalleh5920]

Do the video countries won olympic medals but never gold. One of them is Malaysia...😅

[@lamelists]

You are a MINDREADER! It's coming out on Monday, just two days away!

[@mohdzainisalleh5920]

@@lamelists cheers

[@RameshBhai-qc8zt]

Philippines are not in this list, but its difficult to believe they haven't won much more. I was in Manila during the 2012 Olympics, and India got 6 medals, and Philippines TV commentators kept arguing about how India did better (what? that's hardly better! and we aren't happy, we should do far, far better) than Philippines zero medals. But the incredible thing is at that same time Philippines had a great boxer, Manny Pacquaio, and I am sure Philippines have better boxers than almost all other Asian nations. During my stay I saw a lot on Manny Pacquaio, where he was literally amongst the top-list of world boxing. Why they have undershot is a surprise as I know many Filipinos, and they aren't shy of competing and are better than most Asian nations in several sports. I am sure they will do well.

[@lamelists]

Almost certainly there are lots of medals yet to come for the Philippines!

[@Qwertyzzh]

its just commentator "comments" sorry for that as Filipino, the problem is the circumtances, we are good in boxing but there so many competitive country that also gain medal into boxing like uzbek, thais, cuban even china. weighlifting also the competation is tough. But there's no execuses our government is not prioritizing the budget for sports thats why too..

[@ashandevandra6521]

How about Nepal? I think Nepal also don't have any medal

[@lamelists]

You, sir, are reading my mind. Part 2 is in progress :)

[@Highlands73]

How about the top ten smallest nations to win a gold.

[@lamelists]

GREAT idea, it's on my list!

[@tuting1965]

No.1 Singapore

[@lamelists]

@@tuting1965 Singapore has won 5 medals at the Olympics, including a gold medal for the first time in 2016, so they're better off than these 10

[@LeandroTullao]

​@@lamelists same as taiwan, hongkong they are small country but they have counts of medal in the possession.

[@nicolas2419]

I think you missed Monaco : 33 participations to Olympic Games and zero medal! Of all countries that have never won a single Olympic medal, it is the one with greatest number of participations!

[@lamelists]

I actually made a follow up video to this one, a part two, and Monaco was #1 on that list! Check it out if you have some time, it's posted to my channel

[@nicolas2419]

@@lamelists Thanks! I saw it! :)

[@terehmill1819]

Bangladesh and Malaysia serumpun

[@lamelists]

Malaysia at least has some medals at this point

[@encorefootball]

Proof that the Olympics is dominated by industrialised nations, along with a few small nations who have a strong sports culture. Jamaica, Taiwan and Hong Kong come to mind. Some of the small nations do benefit from bigger nations if the help is available.

[@lamelists]

Absolutely agree. I've always said that Olympic championships are made, not born. The idea of there being an "amateur" athlete is a thing of the past, they need money, infrastructure, coaching, etc. to succeed. Rich countries just have more to offer athletes to become great, it's a sad fact but a true one

[@lecmanuel]

With its nearly 60 million inhabitants and 0 olympic medals, Myanmar 🇲🇲 should be in this list.

[@lamelists]

I made a part two to this video and Myanmar is on that list, it's up on my channel, check it out when you have a moment!

[@ariccua6101]

My man, you gotta update this video.

[@lamelists]

A lot of videos need updating at this point LOL

[@ariccua6101]

@@lamelists With Paris 2024 ending, yeah, there needs to be updates.

[@DevrajSingh-qt2zk]

1 Naya pre Olympics hona chahiye har 2 saal mei, jismei Russia , Belarus, Asian countries ,Latin America, African countries, Australia shaamil hona chahiye America, Europe shaamil nahi hona chahiye

[@lamelists]

Why should there be a pre-Olympics that excludes so many regions of the world?

[@saptarsi7868]

Bangladesh superpower moment 🇧🇩🇧🇩🔥🔥

[@lamelists]

Hope they can get a gold sometime soon!

[@amarangrish]

More the religious a country is, lesser the developed is that.

[@lamelists]

I think the USA would disagree with that

[@hamzakhalil-gs7oc]

Saudi Arabia? UAE?, Qatar? Bahrain? Turkey? The first three are richer and more safer then any non religious western country.

[@Alpaslan694]

​@@hamzakhalil-gs7oc these countries win very less medals

[@15halerobert]

A country not mentioned in this video but might be in you next is St Lucia, A small island in the Carribean of less than 200k people. Well, if they are on your list, remove them. Yesterday in Paris a young girl, from St Lucia upset the apple cart in the women's 100m by out running the world's best and winning a gold medal, the first and only medal her country has ever won. In an event that is second only to the men's 100m

[@lamelists]

St Lucia wasn't on my list, and thank goodness! Congrats to St Lucia on their first gold medal, that was one heck of a final!

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

@@lamelists Most people are talking about Sha'carri Richardson as the favorite to win in the 100 m event because of the absence of the Jamaican queens, Shelly-ann, Elaine, and Shericka. But Julien Alfred of St. Lucia crushed them all the other day with a long gap from the silver medalist Sha'carri

[@RyanFire92]

Albania is still shocking if anything thought they would have medaled in wrestling by now they been very close numerous times

[@lamelists]

Such a strong tradition in wrestling in Albania, I'm sure they'll break through before long

[@roberw1912]

Bangladesh is poor, but is wealthier per capita than India and Pakistan.

[@lamelists]

True, rich vs poor clearly plays a big part but it's not the whole story. In researching this video, I discovered a lot of it comes down to investment and infrastructure and where a country chooses to spend its dollars. Bangladesh just doesn't spend much money on developing athletes or providing the infrastructure needed for natural athletes to achieve at a global level (other than perhaps cricket, so maybe cricket coming to the games in 2028 will help?)

[@roberw1912]

@@lamelists the UK has improved a lot in the medal table since the lottery came in and the money for good causes was used for athletes. The British spend millions on unpopular sports like tracked cycling which has lots of medals attached. Investment can bring results but South Asians are known for their love of cricket and don't think of other sports.

[@athenstar10]

That's because it's smaller, and less war-prone than India and Pakistan. Obviously, resources can be more focused on essentials, but...

[@Schrodingers_cat27]

@@roberw1912 india per capita income is still higher than bangladesh as of 2024....that influx was just a one off scenario.....but still the difference isnt much but i think the most biggest reason is wealth disparity....india wealth distribution is much better better than that of bangladesh and thats the major reason they dont win any medals...u hv to travel to bangladesh to actually understand the problem they have honestly.....the per capita income doesnt represent bangladesh imo...its much worse once u go and see their

[@tamojyotimondol]

India GDP Per Capita -$2731 Per capita PPP-$10123 Bangladesh GDP Per capita-$2650 PPP per capita-$9400 (2024 estimate, source- Wikipedia) It is not great ( infact very poor) but still India's per capita income is higher than Bangladesh

[@Rifky1278-l6p]

Bangladesh country with biggest population never win gold medal in olympic

[@lamelists]

Yep, crazy math

[@razibbinshood9431]

Country never won gold medal in Olimpik...

[@lamelists]

Yes, all of these countries also never won gold medals

[@popumbrey9932]

I knew Bangladesh would surely in the list but in No 1 sounds Bizzare.😁

[@lamelists]

Largest by population without a medal, hard to put it anywhere else on the list. Call it a gold medal!

[@Dattebayo3089]

Bangladesh also didn't wom any cricket wc despite its a popular sport there like India

[@lamelists]

LA 2028 will have cricket, do you think Bangladesh could win there?

[@LifeEnergy1]

​​​​​@@lamelists Bangladesh is not a great team in this sport Some of the strongest teams are Australia, India, England, South Africa and Newzealand.

[@sayedsadnamsakey9140]

​@@LifeEnergy1South Africa choke too much

[@noellaoang6172]

Myanmar and Laos

[@lamelists]

Check out the part two of this video on my channel, at least one of those makes an appearance!

[@bosedeepanjan]

Update it again with latest after 2024

[@lamelists]

I'm definitely going to do a follow up at some point, just not sure when I'll be able to get to it, lots of new content coming out soon in the sports world!

[@syedkashifhussain8802]

I think Nepal also

[@lamelists]

Yes, and many other countries as well. So many in fact that I made a part two to this video, it's up on the channel, check it out as it includes Nepal!