Fighting to Reinstate an Indigenous Athlete's Olympic Titles

Legendary Native American athlete Jim Thorpe won 2 gold medals in the 1912 Olympics, but was stripped of his titles on a technicality — now, more than 100 years later, there’s a growing effort to have them reinstated.
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You can join the growing call to have Jim Thorpe's Olympic record corrected at http://petition.brightpathstrong.com.

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