Predicting Olympic Medal Performance for 2028: Machine Learning Models and the Impact of Host and Coaching Effects

Predicting Olympic Medal Performance for 2028: Machine Learning Models and the Impact of Host and Coaching Effects

This study develops two machine learning models to predict the medal performance of countries at the 2028 Olympic Games while systematically analyzing and quantifying the impacts of the host effect and exceptional coaching on medal gains. The dataset encompasses records of total medals by country, e...

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Main Authors: Zhenkai Zhang, Tengfei Ma, Yunpeng Yao, Ningjia Xu, Yujie Gao, Wanwan Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
Olympic medals
K-means
factor analysis
fully connected neural network
XGBoost
host effect
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/14/7793
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