Jim Thorpe reinstated as winner of 1912 Olympic gold medals after being stripped
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Thorpe gets his due 110 years after double gold at Stockholm Games
A 110 years after Jim Thorpe won the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Games, the American who was stripped of his medals for infringing amateur rules at the time will now go down in history as the sole winner of the two events.
Jim Thorpe reinstated as sole winner of 1912 Olympic penathlon, decathlon
Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals for violations of strict amateurism rules of the time.
Thorpe reinstated as sole winner for 1912 Olympic golds
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals for violations of strict amateurism rules of the time.
IOC reinstates Jim Thorpe as sole winner of 1912 Olympic decathlon and pentathlon
Jim Thorpe, stripped of his 1912 gold medals because he'd been paid to play minor league baseball, was reinstated Thursday as the sole winner of that year's Olympic decathlon and pentathlon by the International Olympic Committee.
Ukraine President Zelenskyy praises IOC for supporting bans on Russian sport
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the International Olympic Committee for supporting a ban on Russian teams and athletes competing in most Olympics sports, ahead of a court hearing Tuesday to challenge the ruling in international soccer.
IOC boss Thomas Bach says Ukraine 'flag will fly high' at 2024 Olympics
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach on Sunday said the organisation would ensure that Ukrainian athletes could compete at the 2024 Olympics despite the Russian invasion. Speaking during a visit to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Bach pledged to increase the amount of IOC funding for athletes from the war-torn nation.
French amateur soccer tournament celebrates diversity, fights racism
CRETEIL, France: An amateur soccer tournament in France aimed at celebrating ethnic diversity is attracting talent scouts, sponsors and increasing public attention, by uniting young players from low-income neighborhoods with high-profile names in the sport.