After a long campaign, descendants and supporters of Jim Thorpe are
celebrating an International Olympic Committee decision to finally
recognise him as the sole gold medallist of the 1912 Olympics in
pentathlon and decathlon.
15 Jul 2022 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will henceforth display the name of Jim Thorpe as the sole gold medallist in pentathlon and decathlon at the Olympic Games Stockholm 1912..
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The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are set to be the jewel in the
platinum jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II but the first
formal Commonwealth sports meeting was also held to celebrate a great
royal occasion.