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- IOC reinstates Jim Thorpe's sole possession of 1912 Olympic gold medals
  Yahoo Sports via AOL· 1 year ago
  For the first time in 110 years, Jim Thorpe stands alone atop the Olympic podium. The International...
- Russian athletes must be banned from Olympics, Ukraine’s Zelensky says
  The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 months ago
  Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has urged France to ban Russian athletes from attending the...
- IOC major sponsors mostly muted in runup to Beijing Olympics
  Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 2 years ago
  The Beijing Winter Olympics are fraught with potential hazards for major sponsors, who are trying to...
- 'Greatest athlete' Jim Thorpe reinstated as sole winner of 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon
  LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year ago
  Jim Thorpe, the former U.S. Olympic great, sets a fast pace for some girls during an athletic event...
- Lawmakers call on Olympic committee to press China on human rights abuses
  The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years ago
  Bipartisan lawmakers are calling for the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to...
- Host city for 2030 Winter Olympics hasn't yet been named. Why? It may not be cold enough.
  USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 10 months ago
  Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story incorrectly described the IOC double...
- IOC president Bach discusses 'challenges' for 2026 Games
  Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year ago
  Costly construction delays, a leadership vacancy linked to a volatile political climate and a lack...
- What Do the Olympic Rings Symbolize?
  Reader's Digest via AOL· 2 years ago
  When we think of the Olympics, a few things come to mind immediately: the athletes marching in during the opening ceremonies, proudly carrying their...
- Olympic bans and boycotts go back a century
  Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 8 months ago
  Ukraine and the three Baltic countries, all former Soviet republics, moved a step closer Friday to boycotting next year’s Paris Olympics because of the...
- Russia can't pretend to right its wrongs with sport any longer
  Yahoo Sports Canada· 2 years ago
  When Russia invaded Ukraine, it created a cascading effect of boycotts, sanctions, and bans for...