IOC Adjustments Historic Medal Outcomes for 1900 Paris Olympics: France Awarded Silver in Biking Race

The Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) has formally reviewed the outcomes of the 25-kilometer biking race that happened greater than a century in the past on the 1900 Paris Olympics. IOC spokesman Mark Adams introduced a change in medal protocol.

“The Governing Board has agreed to vary the historic IOC paperwork to replicate that the silver medal on the Paris Olympics in 1900 will now be awarded to France slightly than Nice Britain. This medal was received by Lloyd Hildebrand, who took second place within the males’s 25-kilometer race.” reported Adams, his phrases have been revealed on the official IOC web site.

The rationale for the evaluate was the outcomes of a current investigation which confirmed that Lloyd Hildebrand, regardless of his British citizenship, was born and raised in France and represents a French membership. The IOC Govt Committee determined to observe established follow and acknowledge its outcomes for France.

This determination strengthens France’s place because the medal chief on the 1900 Olympics, growing the full variety of silver medals. Nice Britain, after adjustment, is third within the complete variety of medals.