A King Crowns the World’s Greatest Athlete

Posted by on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on A King Crowns the World’s Greatest Athlete On a sun-drenched July afternoon in 1912, thirty thousand spectators thronged the closing ceremonies of the fifth Olympiad held that year in Sweden’s capital of Stockholm. The event was quite a spectacle, punctuated by pomp and circumstance befitting a royal pageant. The stadium, especially constructed for the games, was electric with excitement. As a chorus of four thousand voices filled...
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