Rationalise any event where an athlete can win three golds.
VP could have won 3 gold medals in Olympics 2012. Rationalise cycling further?
Also, get rid of sports that favour technology, or limit participation based on wealth.
Me thinks this would hit Team GB cycling very hard as it must cost quite a bit of money to work out all those 'marginal gains'. I was reading a report today about how much effort has gone to determine the effect of moisture retention on clothing and how the clothing could affect time. Things like this cost money and you need access to resources, so the bigger nations will also have an advantage.
We could of course issue all teams with exactly the same equipment, based on their measurements, but there are disadvantages in that. Also, based on wealth, how many swimming pools etc can some countries afford and how about those without access to water regarding the events based on the water?
There will always be inequality and some countries will never be competitive at certain sporting disciplines due to a number of factors that include wealth and opportunity. They find their niche and try to excel. If we are to cull certain sports as they are not inclusive and favour particular countries, then very few events would remain.
Perhaps the ‘taking part’ is important and it is not all about winning.