Olympics once awarded medals for poetry; 1912 gold went to founder under 2 fake names
Times of India · 6 November 2026
The Olympic Games once awarded gold medals for poetry, music, architecture, painting and sculpture alongside traditional sporting events. Introduced at Pierre de Coubertin’s insistence in 1912, the…
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