The European Union is at the top of an Olympic medal tracker created by a German PR firm, leading to claims of Europeans attempting to take credit for Britain's extraordinary Rio success.

The version of the medal table raised eyebrows after amalgamating Britain's golds with the medals won by other European countries to put it firmly on the top.

The EU medal tally was produced by German company Euro Informationen, which lists the European Commission and European Parliament as their most prominent clients, but was not commissioned by an EU body.