If Yorkshire were a country, and not a county, it would be riding high on the Olympic medal table.

With boxer Nicola Adams' victory Thursday, the northern English region — whose residents proudly declare it "God's own county " — can claim six gold medal winners, as well as a handful of silver and bronze medalists.

That's more hardware than Spain, population 47 million, and South Africa, population 50 million.

Former British sports minister Richard Caborn says he'll urge the British Olympic Association to hold an Olympic victory parade in Yorkshire, rather than London, because the county has contributed so much to the nation's success.

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