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June 09, 2010
IOC finally awards gold medals in 1948 cycling event.: "International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge has presented an Olympic gold medal to a Belgian cyclist, 62 years after he won it, London’s Times newspaper reported on Tuesday."
A reminder of what the Olympics were before the Games were hijacked by Soviet professionals and their sponsors.
That was the real problem.
posted by grum@work at 04:41 PM on June 09, 2010
How about that ... amateurs still get medals. A reminder of what the Olympics were before the Games were hijacked by professionals and their sponsors.
Oh, you mean the one where the guy who got the gold wasn't even in the top ten of guys playing the sport? That one?
Also what grum said.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:36 PM on June 09, 2010
How about that ... amateurs still get medals. A reminder of what the Olympics were before the Games were hijacked by professionals and their sponsors.