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Lessons from the London Olympics The greatest show on earth is over, and it is time to celebrate and introspect what happened in the London Olympics. India finished with six medals, doubling their tally from the Beijing Olympics in 2008 but slipped to 55th position compared to 50th in Beijing. Since gold medals are the yardstick in deciding a country's ranking, India slipped a couple of places, despite statistically having their best show in a single edition of the Olympics. The much-improved result allowed Ajay Maken (sports minister) to be cautiously optimistic and hope for 25 medals by the 2020…