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5 sports that the U.S. has never medaled in

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Over 26 Summer Olympics, the United States has 2.399 medals, with 976 gold. With that many medals, you would think the U.S. has a medal in every sport the Olympics will offer in 2016, but it doesn’t. No American team or athlete has a medal in these five sports.

1. Badminton

(AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELEJOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)
(AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELEJOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)

The U.S has a strong young team here, but will have a tough time beating the experienced teams from India, Indonesia and Malaysia.

2. Handball

(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, FIle)
(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, FIle)

Neither the U.