## Cross-Market Signals

### No signal found

1. [sq2 | web_search | STRONG cred 90 | DOWN | RECENT] Glasgow 2026 features only 215 gold medals across 10 sports, a sharply scaled-down program versus prior Games.
2. [sq1 | code_execution | MODERATE cred 60 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Scaling Australia's ~24% 2022 gold share to 215 available golds yields a central estimate near 51 golds, range roughly 47-60.
3. [sq2 | code_execution | MODERATE cred 60 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Even a conservative 20% share of 215 golds implies ~43 for Australia, above the 40 threshold.
4. [sq1 | wikipedia_lookup | STRONG cred 88 | NEUTRAL | DATED] Australia won 67 golds in 2022, 80 in 2018, and 49 in 2014, showing wide variability across editions.
5. [sq1 | web_search | STRONG cred 85 | UP | RECENT] Australia has won eight of the last nine Commonwealth Games and holds the most all-time medals.
6. [sq3 | web_search | STRONG cred 88 | UP | RECENT] Swimming will have 56 medal events (largest ever), roughly 26% of the 215 total golds.
7. [sq3 | web_search | MODERATE cred 70 | UP | RECENT] Australia's Dolphins won 25 swimming golds in Birmingham 2022 and field a 60-strong team aiming to better that.
8. [sq3 | web_search | MODERATE cred 85 | UP | RECENT] Track cycling programme is the biggest ever with 26 medal events, another Australian strength.
9. [sq2 | web_search | MODERATE cred 80 | NEUTRAL | RECENT] The 10-sport program omits many events (e.g. no cricket, rugby 7s, hockey, squash) that were in prior Games.
10. [sq4 | code_execution | MODERATE cred 65 | NEUTRAL | VERY_RECENT] Australia's 2022 gold share was ~23.7% of total golds; maintaining this share on the reduced program is the modeling assumption.

## Cross-Market Signals

### No signal found

Information gaps:
  - No published bookmaker/analyst gold-medal forecast for Australia 2026
  - Unknown how reduced program disproportionately affects Australia vs England
  - No confirmed Australian team roster or key-athlete availability
  - No breakdown of Australia's historical golds by the specific 10 included sports

Key uncertainties:
  - Whether Australia's share holds or shifts on a swimming/cycling-heavy program
  - Strength of England and host-nation Scotland relative to Australia
  - Impact of dropped sports where Australia previously won golds
  - Athlete injuries/withdrawals before July 2026

You are an elite superforecaster. Produce a probability distribution over the answer to this Metaculus numeric question.

## Question
How many gold medals will Australia win at the 2026 Commonwealth Games?

## Description / Resolution Criteria
## Description
The [XXIII Commonwealth Games](https://www.glasgow2026.com/about/about-us) is a multi-sport event held in Glasgow, Scotland, that is scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 2, 2026. This will be the fourth time Scotland will host the Games and will be the first Games held since the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III as [Head of the Commonwealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_of_the_Commonwealth "Head of the Commonwealth").

Since the first Games in 1930, Australia have dominated the medal table, winning the most gold, silver, bronze and overall medals of any country. However, their total medal count has been inconsistent: Australia won 67 gold medals in 2022, 80 gold medals in 2018, and only 49 gold medals in 2014.

The 23rd edition of the Games will include 3,000 athletes from 74 nations and territories and will involve [10 sports](https://www.glasgow2026.com/news/4152372/glasgow-2026-sport-programme) and six para sports, "striking a balance between ensuring the event has a multi-sport feel and the need to manage financial and operational risk." There will be 215 gold medals available across the [10](https://www.glasgow2026.com/schedule/day-by-day)[ days](https://www.glasgow2026.com/schedule/day-by-day) of the event.

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## Resolution Criteria
This question will resolve as the total number of gold medals that Team Australia are awarded as of the closing ceremony (August 2, 2026) of the XXIII Commonwealth Games, according to [the official medal table](https://www.glasgow2026.com/medals).

## Fine Print
The resolution value will not be adjusted for gold medals that are removed from or reallocated to Team Australia after August 2, 2026.

***
This question's information (resolution criteria, fine print, background info, etc) is synced with an [original identical question](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/43347) which opened on 2026-07-06 17:00:00. This question will resolve based on the resolution criteria and fine print of the linked original question. However, if this question would resolve differently than the original question, then this question will be annulled. Additionally, if the original question's resolution could have been known before this question opened, then this question will be annulled.

## Range
The answer must be a number in [39.5, 80.5] (units: Gold Medals).

## Sub-question decomposition (planner)
- (w=0.35) Will Australia win more than 55 gold medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games?  — The 2026 Games have a drastically reduced program (only 10 sports, 215 golds vs ~280 in 2022), so Australia's historical
- (w=0.35) Will Australia win more than 40 gold medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games?  — A lower threshold accounting for the reduced sport count; even with fewer events Australia dominates swimming which rema
- (w=0.15) Will swimming/aquatics events (Australia's strongest discipline) be a large share of the 215 available golds?  — Australia historically wins a huge fraction of swimming golds; the proportion of golds from aquatics in the trimmed prog
- (w=0.15) Will Australia's share of total golds be at least as high as their ~24% share in 2022?  — Applying their historical dominance share (67/283 in 2022) to the 215 golds available gives a scaling estimate for 2026.

## Synthesized evidence
1. [sq2 | web_search | STRONG cred 90 | DOWN | RECENT] Glasgow 2026 features only 215 gold medals across 10 sports, a sharply scaled-down program versus prior Games.
2. [sq1 | code_execution | MODERATE cred 60 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Scaling Australia's ~24% 2022 gold share to 215 available golds yields a central estimate near 51 golds, range roughly 47-60.
3. [sq2 | code_execution | MODERATE cred 60 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Even a conservative 20% share of 215 golds implies ~43 for Australia, above the 40 threshold.
4. [sq1 | wikipedia_lookup | STRONG cred 88 | NEUTRAL | DATED] Australia won 67 golds in 2022, 80 in 2018, and 49 in 2014, showing wide variability across editions.
5. [sq1 | web_search | STRONG cred 85 | UP | RECENT] Australia has won eight of the last nine Commonwealth Games and holds the most all-time medals.
6. [sq3 | web_search | STRONG cred 88 | UP | RECENT] Swimming will have 56 medal events (largest ever), roughly 26% of the 215 total golds.
7. [sq3 | web_search | MODERATE cred 70 | UP | RECENT] Australia's Dolphins won 25 swimming golds in Birmingham 2022 and field a 60-strong team aiming to better that.
8. [sq3 | web_search | MODERATE cred 85 | UP | RECENT] Track cycling programme is the biggest ever with 26 medal events, another Australian strength.
9. [sq2 | web_search | MODERATE cred 80 | NEUTRAL | RECENT] The 10-sport program omits many events (e.g. no cricket, rugby 7s, hockey, squash) that were in prior Games.
10. [sq4 | code_execution | MODERATE cred 65 | NEUTRAL | VERY_RECENT] Australia's 2022 gold share was ~23.7% of total golds; maintaining this share on the reduced program is the modeling assumption.

## Cross-Market Signals

### No signal found

Information gaps:
  - No published bookmaker/analyst gold-medal forecast for Australia 2026
  - Unknown how reduced program disproportionately affects Australia vs England
  - No confirmed Australian team roster or key-athlete availability
  - No breakdown of Australia's historical golds by the specific 10 included sports

Key uncertainties:
  - Whether Australia's share holds or shifts on a swimming/cycling-heavy program
  - Strength of England and host-nation Scotland relative to Australia
  - Impact of dropped sports where Australia previously won golds
  - Athlete injuries/withdrawals before July 2026

## Required pre-forecast walkthrough

Before giving percentiles, address these explicitly in your rationale:
  (a) The time left until the question resolves.
  (b) The outcome if NOTHING changes from today (the status quo value).
  (c) The outcome if the CURRENT TREND continues.
  (d) The expectations of experts / markets / base rates.
  (e) A plausible scenario that produces a LOW outcome (near p10).
  (f) A plausible scenario that produces a HIGH outcome (near p90).

## Calibration guidance

- **Be humble about tails.** Good forecasters set WIDE 90/10 intervals to account for unknown unknowns. Narrow tails get punished by the log score far more than slightly-biased medians.
- **Status quo anchoring.** The p50 should be close to the status quo value unless you have strong evidence of a trend.
- Don't pile mass at one value — if you're tempted, widen the spread by 20-50%.
- **Anchor on markets/experts.** If liquid market prices, analyst forecasts, or community percentiles appear in the evidence, center your distribution on them and widen — don't override a liquid market without specific evidence it lacks.

## Output

Return ONLY valid JSON, no markdown fences:

{
  "rationale": "<address (a) through (f) above, then state your distribution — 6-10 sentences total>",
  "p10": <number>,
  "p25": <number>,
  "p50": <number>,
  "p75": <number>,
  "p90": <number>
}

Percentiles MUST be in non-decreasing order (p10 <= p25 <= p50 <= p75 <= p90).

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  "forecast": {
    "evidence_brief": "1. [sq2 | web_search | STRONG cred 90 | DOWN | RECENT] Glasgow 2026 features only 215 gold medals across 10 sports, a sharply scaled-down program versus prior Games.\n2. [sq1 | code_execution | MODERATE cred 60 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Scaling Australia\u0027s ~24% 2022 gold share to 215 available golds yields a central estimate near 51 golds, range roughly 47-60.\n3. [sq2 | code_execution | MODERATE cred 60 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Even a conservative 20% share of 215 golds implies ~43 for Australia, above the 40 threshold.\n4. [sq1 | wikipedia_lookup | STRONG cred 88 | NEUTRAL | DATED] Australia won 67 golds in 2022, 80 in 2018, and 49 in 2014, showing wide variability across editions.\n5. [sq1 | web_search | STRONG cred 85 | UP | RECENT] Australia has won eight of the last nine Commonwealth Games and holds the most all-time medals.\n6. [sq3 | web_search | STRONG cred 88 | UP | RECENT] Swimming will have 56 medal events (largest ever), roughly 26% of the 215 total golds.\n7. [sq3 | web_search | MODERATE cred 70 | UP | RECENT] Australia\u0027s Dolphins won 25 swimming golds in Birmingham 2022 and field a 60-strong team aiming to better that.\n8. [sq3 | web_search | MODERATE cred 85 | UP | RECENT] Track cycling programme is the biggest ever with 26 medal events, another Australian strength.\n9. [sq2 | web_search | MODERATE cred 80 | NEUTRAL | RECENT] The 10-sport program omits many events (e.g. no cricket, rugby 7s, hockey, squash) that were in prior Games.\n10. [sq4 | code_execution | MODERATE cred 65 | NEUTRAL | VERY_RECENT] Australia\u0027s 2022 gold share was ~23.7% of total golds; maintaining this share on the reduced program is the modeling assumption.\n\n## Cross-Market Signals\n\n### No signal found\n\nInformation gaps:\n  - No published bookmaker/analyst gold-medal forecast for Australia 2026\n  - Unknown how reduced program disproportionately affects Australia vs England\n  - No confirmed Australian team roster or key-athlete availability\n  - No breakdown of Australia\u0027s historical golds by the specific 10 included sports\n\nKey uncertainties:\n  - Whether Australia\u0027s share holds or shifts on a swimming/cycling-heavy program\n  - Strength of England and host-nation Scotland relative to Australia\n  - Impact of dropped sports where Australia previously won golds\n  - Athlete injuries/withdrawals before July 2026",
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However, their total medal count has been inconsistent: Australia won 67 gold medals in 2022, 80 gold medals in 2018, and only 49 gold medals in 2014.\n\nThe 23rd edition of the Games will include 3,000 athletes from 74 nations and territories and will involve [10 sports](https://www.glasgow2026.com/news/4152372/glasgow-2026-sport-programme) and six para sports, \"striking a balance between ensuring the event has a multi-sport feel and the need to manage financial and operational risk.\" There will be 215 gold medals available across the [10](https://www.glasgow2026.com/schedule/day-by-day)[ days](https://www.glasgow2026.com/schedule/day-by-day) of the event.\n\n`{\"format\": \"metac_reveal_and_close_in_period\", \"info\": {\"post_id\": 43347, \"question_id\": 43345}}`\n\n## Resolution Criteria\nThis question will resolve as the total number of gold medals that Team Australia are awarded as of the closing ceremony (August 2, 2026) of the XXIII Commonwealth Games, according to [the official medal table](https://www.glasgow2026.com/medals).\n\n## Fine Print\nThe resolution value will not be adjusted for gold medals that are removed from or reallocated to Team Australia after August 2, 2026.\n\n***\nThis question\u0027s information (resolution criteria, fine print, background info, etc) is synced with an [original identical question](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/43347) which opened on 2026-07-06 17:00:00. This question will resolve based on the resolution criteria and fine print of the linked original question. However, if this question would resolve differently than the original question, then this question will be annulled. Additionally, if the original question\u0027s resolution could have been known before this question opened, then this question will be annulled.\n\n## Range\nThe answer must be a number in [39.5, 80.5] (units: Gold Medals).\n\n## Sub-question decomposition (planner)\n- (w=0.35) Will Australia win more than 55 gold medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games?  \u2014 The 2026 Games have a drastically reduced program (only 10 sports, 215 golds vs ~280 in 2022), so Australia\u0027s historical\n- (w=0.35) Will Australia win more than 40 gold medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games?  \u2014 A lower threshold accounting for the reduced sport count; even with fewer events Australia dominates swimming which rema\n- (w=0.15) Will swimming/aquatics events (Australia\u0027s strongest discipline) be a large share of the 215 available golds?  \u2014 Australia historically wins a huge fraction of swimming golds; the proportion of golds from aquatics in the trimmed prog\n- (w=0.15) Will Australia\u0027s share of total golds be at least as high as their ~24% share in 2022?  \u2014 Applying their historical dominance share (67/283 in 2022) to the 215 golds available gives a scaling estimate for 2026.\n\n## Synthesized evidence\n1. [sq2 | web_search | STRONG cred 90 | DOWN | RECENT] Glasgow 2026 features only 215 gold medals across 10 sports, a sharply scaled-down program versus prior Games.\n2. [sq1 | code_execution | MODERATE cred 60 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Scaling Australia\u0027s ~24% 2022 gold share to 215 available golds yields a central estimate near 51 golds, range roughly 47-60.\n3. [sq2 | code_execution | MODERATE cred 60 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Even a conservative 20% share of 215 golds implies ~43 for Australia, above the 40 threshold.\n4. [sq1 | wikipedia_lookup | STRONG cred 88 | NEUTRAL | DATED] Australia won 67 golds in 2022, 80 in 2018, and 49 in 2014, showing wide variability across editions.\n5. [sq1 | web_search | STRONG cred 85 | UP | RECENT] Australia has won eight of the last nine Commonwealth Games and holds the most all-time medals.\n6. [sq3 | web_search | STRONG cred 88 | UP | RECENT] Swimming will have 56 medal events (largest ever), roughly 26% of the 215 total golds.\n7. [sq3 | web_search | MODERATE cred 70 | UP | RECENT] Australia\u0027s Dolphins won 25 swimming golds in Birmingham 2022 and field a 60-strong team aiming to better that.\n8. [sq3 | web_search | MODERATE cred 85 | UP | RECENT] Track cycling programme is the biggest ever with 26 medal events, another Australian strength.\n9. [sq2 | web_search | MODERATE cred 80 | NEUTRAL | RECENT] The 10-sport program omits many events (e.g. no cricket, rugby 7s, hockey, squash) that were in prior Games.\n10. [sq4 | code_execution | MODERATE cred 65 | NEUTRAL | VERY_RECENT] Australia\u0027s 2022 gold share was ~23.7% of total golds; maintaining this share on the reduced program is the modeling assumption.\n\n## Cross-Market Signals\n\n### No signal found\n\nInformation gaps:\n  - No published bookmaker/analyst gold-medal forecast for Australia 2026\n  - Unknown how reduced program disproportionately affects Australia vs England\n  - No confirmed Australian team roster or key-athlete availability\n  - No breakdown of Australia\u0027s historical golds by the specific 10 included sports\n\nKey uncertainties:\n  - Whether Australia\u0027s share holds or shifts on a swimming/cycling-heavy program\n  - Strength of England and host-nation Scotland relative to Australia\n  - Impact of dropped sports where Australia previously won golds\n  - Athlete injuries/withdrawals before July 2026\n\n## Required pre-forecast walkthrough\n\nBefore giving percentiles, address these explicitly in your rationale:\n  (a) The time left until the question resolves.\n  (b) The outcome if NOTHING changes from today (the status quo value).\n  (c) The outcome if the CURRENT TREND continues.\n  (d) The expectations of experts / markets / base rates.\n  (e) A plausible scenario that produces a LOW outcome (near p10).\n  (f) A plausible scenario that produces a HIGH outcome (near p90).\n\n## Calibration guidance\n\n- **Be humble about tails.** Good forecasters set WIDE 90/10 intervals to account for unknown unknowns. Narrow tails get punished by the log score far more than slightly-biased medians.\n- **Status quo anchoring.** The p50 should be close to the status quo value unless you have strong evidence of a trend.\n- Don\u0027t pile mass at one value \u2014 if you\u0027re tempted, widen the spread by 20-50%.\n- **Anchor on markets/experts.** If liquid market prices, analyst forecasts, or community percentiles appear in the evidence, center your distribution on them and widen \u2014 don\u0027t override a liquid market without specific evidence it lacks.\n\n## Output\n\nReturn ONLY valid JSON, no markdown fences:\n\n{\n  \"rationale\": \"\u003caddress (a) through (f) above, then state your distribution \u2014 6-10 sentences total\u003e\",\n  \"p10\": \u003cnumber\u003e,\n  \"p25\": \u003cnumber\u003e,\n  \"p50\": \u003cnumber\u003e,\n  \"p75\": \u003cnumber\u003e,\n  \"p90\": \u003cnumber\u003e\n}\n\nPercentiles MUST be in non-decreasing order (p10 \u003c= p25 \u003c= p50 \u003c= p75 \u003c= p90).\n",
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    "p50": 51.0,
    "percentiles": {
      "0.1": 43.0,
      "0.25": 47.0,
      "0.5": 51.0,
      "0.75": 56.0,
      "0.9": 61.0
    },
    "rationale": "(a) The question resolves August 2, 2026, about a year out from typical forecast, with no roster confirmed. (b) Status quo: Australia dominates every recent Games (67 golds in 2022, ~24% share). (c) Current trend on a reduced 215-gold program scaling ~24% gives ~51 golds; but the program is disproportionately weighted toward swimming (56 golds, ~26%) and track cycling (26 golds)\u2014both Australian strengths\u2014which could push their share higher than 24%. (d) No bookmaker forecasts exist; base rates suggest Australia remains #1 but total falls from 67 due to fewer events. (e) A low outcome (~42-44) occurs if England/Scotland surge in the swimming/cycling-heavy program and Australia loses share, or key swimmers withdraw. (f) A high outcome (~60+) occurs if Australia repeats its ~25 swimming golds and dominates cycling, capturing a larger share of a program tilted to its strengths. Given the swimming-heavy program favors Australia but total events are far fewer, I center around 50-51 with wide tails to account for unknown roster and rival strength."
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        "question": "Will Australia win more than 55 gold medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games?",
        "rationale": "The 2026 Games have a drastically reduced program (only 10 sports, 215 golds vs ~280 in 2022), so Australia\u0027s historical totals (67 in 2022, 80 in 2018) will be compressed; this threshold captures the upper-middle range.",
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        "question": "Will swimming/aquatics events (Australia\u0027s strongest discipline) be a large share of the 215 available golds?",
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        "weight": 0.15
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      {
        "id": "sq4",
        "question": "Will Australia\u0027s share of total golds be at least as high as their ~24% share in 2022?",
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          "code": "import numpy as np\n# Historical Australia golds and total golds available\nyears={\u00272014\u0027:(49,None),\u00272018\u0027:(80,None),\u00272022\u0027:(67,283)}\n# 2022: Australia 67 of 283 golds -\u003e share\nshare_2022=67/283\nprint(\u00272022 share\u0027,share_2022)\n# 2026 has 215 golds total. Scale by historical share\nfor s in [0.20,0.24,0.28]:\n    print(s, round(s*215,1))\n# But program is reduced (fewer sports). Australia strong in swimming which remains.\n# Estimate range\nlow=0.22*215; high=0.28*215\nprint(\u0027range\u0027, low, high)",
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    "close_time": "2026-07-10T14:30:00Z",
    "description": "## Description\nThe [XXIII Commonwealth Games](https://www.glasgow2026.com/about/about-us) is a multi-sport event held in Glasgow, Scotland, that is scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 2, 2026. This will be the fourth time Scotland will host the Games and will be the first Games held since the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III as [Head of the Commonwealth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_of_the_Commonwealth \"Head of the Commonwealth\").\n\nSince the first Games in 1930, Australia have dominated the medal table, winning the most gold, silver, bronze and overall medals of any country. However, their total medal count has been inconsistent: Australia won 67 gold medals in 2022, 80 gold medals in 2018, and only 49 gold medals in 2014.\n\nThe 23rd edition of the Games will include 3,000 athletes from 74 nations and territories and will involve [10 sports](https://www.glasgow2026.com/news/4152372/glasgow-2026-sport-programme) and six para sports, \"striking a balance between ensuring the event has a multi-sport feel and the need to manage financial and operational risk.\" There will be 215 gold medals available across the [10](https://www.glasgow2026.com/schedule/day-by-day)[ days](https://www.glasgow2026.com/schedule/day-by-day) of the event.\n\n`{\"format\": \"metac_reveal_and_close_in_period\", \"info\": {\"post_id\": 43347, \"question_id\": 43345}}`\n\n## Resolution Criteria\nThis question will resolve as the total number of gold medals that Team Australia are awarded as of the closing ceremony (August 2, 2026) of the XXIII Commonwealth Games, according to [the official medal table](https://www.glasgow2026.com/medals).\n\n## Fine Print\nThe resolution value will not be adjusted for gold medals that are removed from or reallocated to Team Australia after August 2, 2026.\n\n***\nThis question\u0027s information (resolution criteria, fine print, background info, etc) is synced with an [original identical question](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/43347) which opened on 2026-07-06 17:00:00. This question will resolve based on the resolution criteria and fine print of the linked original question. However, if this question would resolve differently than the original question, then this question will be annulled. Additionally, if the original question\u0027s resolution could have been known before this question opened, then this question will be annulled.",
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    "title": "How many gold medals will Australia win at the 2026 Commonwealth Games?",
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        "claim": "Scaling Australia\u0027s ~24% 2022 gold share to 215 available golds yields a central estimate near 51 golds, range roughly 47-60.",
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      },
      {
        "claim": "Australia won 67 golds in 2022, 80 in 2018, and 49 in 2014, showing wide variability across editions.",
        "credibility": 88,
        "direction": "NEUTRAL",
        "priced_in": true,
        "recency": "DATED",
        "source": "wikipedia_lookup",
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        "sub_question_id": "sq1"
      },
      {
        "claim": "Australia has won eight of the last nine Commonwealth Games and holds the most all-time medals.",
        "credibility": 85,
        "direction": "UP",
        "priced_in": true,
        "recency": "RECENT",
        "source": "web_search",
        "strength": "STRONG",
        "sub_question_id": "sq1"
      },
      {
        "claim": "Swimming will have 56 medal events (largest ever), roughly 26% of the 215 total golds.",
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        "direction": "UP",
        "priced_in": true,
        "recency": "RECENT",
        "source": "web_search",
        "strength": "STRONG",
        "sub_question_id": "sq3"
      },
      {
        "claim": "Australia\u0027s Dolphins won 25 swimming golds in Birmingham 2022 and field a 60-strong team aiming to better that.",
        "credibility": 70,
        "direction": "UP",
        "priced_in": false,
        "recency": "RECENT",
        "source": "web_search",
        "strength": "MODERATE",
        "sub_question_id": "sq3"
      },
      {
        "claim": "Track cycling programme is the biggest ever with 26 medal events, another Australian strength.",
        "credibility": 85,
        "direction": "UP",
        "priced_in": true,
        "recency": "RECENT",
        "source": "web_search",
        "strength": "MODERATE",
        "sub_question_id": "sq3"
      },
      {
        "claim": "The 10-sport program omits many events (e.g. no cricket, rugby 7s, hockey, squash) that were in prior Games.",
        "credibility": 80,
        "direction": "NEUTRAL",
        "priced_in": true,
        "recency": "RECENT",
        "source": "web_search",
        "strength": "MODERATE",
        "sub_question_id": "sq2"
      },
      {
        "claim": "Australia\u0027s 2022 gold share was ~23.7% of total golds; maintaining this share on the reduced program is the modeling assumption.",
        "credibility": 65,
        "direction": "NEUTRAL",
        "priced_in": false,
        "recency": "VERY_RECENT",
        "source": "code_execution",
        "strength": "MODERATE",
        "sub_question_id": "sq4"
      }
    ],
    "information_gaps": [
      "No published bookmaker/analyst gold-medal forecast for Australia 2026",
      "Unknown how reduced program disproportionately affects Australia vs England",
      "No confirmed Australian team roster or key-athlete availability",
      "No breakdown of Australia\u0027s historical golds by the specific 10 included sports"
    ],
    "key_uncertainties": [
      "Whether Australia\u0027s share holds or shifts on a swimming/cycling-heavy program",
      "Strength of England and host-nation Scotland relative to Australia",
      "Impact of dropped sports where Australia previously won golds",
      "Athlete injuries/withdrawals before July 2026"
    ],
    "n_evidence": 10
  },
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    "forecast": 17.14,
    "plan": 15.17,
    "research": 61.42,
    "synthesis": 19.58
  }
}