TOKYO — San Marino waited 61 years for its first Olympic medal, which came on Thursday. San Marino is hardly an athletics powerhouse. But now San Marino has a positive sporting distinction. With a population of roughly 30,000, it is the smallest country to win an Olympic medal, surpassing Bermuda (pop. San Marino first competed at the Olympics in 1960, when a group of nine athletes in cycling, shooting and wrestling placed no higher than 16th.

Source: New York Times July 31, 2021 19:07 UTC