AN independent Scotland would be ranked 13th in the Olympic medal table after Scottish athletes secured a record haul of medals away from home.
With four gold medals in the bag, as of last night, Scotland would place just behind Hungary and the Netherlands in the table, and ahead of countries such as Spain, New Zealand and Canada.
But while Scotland would drop 11 places on its own, Britain would only drop one spot to third place.
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The table is ranked in order of how many gold medals a country has achieved. If there is a tie then silver medals are then looked at.
With a total of 12 medals, Scotland is on track to at least match its best ever haul of 13, which was achieved at London 2012.
It follows a successful weekend for Scottish athletes, with cyclist Katie Archibald winning gold as part of the Great Britain's women's team pursuit quartet and swimmer Duncan Scott achieving silver in the men's 4x100m medley relay on Saturday.
On Sunday, cyclist Callum Skinner took silver behind his British team-mate Jason Kenny in the men's sprint final, while tennis fans across the country cheered on Andy Murray in a nail-biting singles final which saw him take gold against Juan Martin del Potro.
Tweeting his brother after the tense match, Jamie Murray joked that his sibling was from another planet.
He wrote: "Double Gold Medalist @andy_murray Extraterrestrial. Raised by a family in Dunblane, Scotland."
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An Andy Murray super-fan also made a last-minute dash to Rio to see the tennis ace's victory.
Alistair Panton impulsively booked tickets after the Wimbledon champion made it through the semi-finals and raced against the clock to make it to Brazil on time.
He told BBC Radio Five Live: "I love being there for the big moments. I've missed a couple in the past and you think, 'I wish I was there' as life's so short - just go for it."
Meanwhile cycling hero Mr Skinner's grandmother told of her joy at his success, winning a gold and a silver, but warned him not to send his medals through the post.
His "Granny", Pamela Crichton, revealed she keeps all his medals and winning jerseys on display in her home.
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But she said he usually sends them in a padded envelope.
The 82-year-old, from Monifeith, Angus, said: "I think the Olympic medals are too valuable to send in the post.
"Hopefully he will get a chance to visit and show me in person."
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