The Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani shares highlights of the Closing Ceremony for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 | The Peninsula Qatar

The Olympics closing ceremonies certainly look much different today than when Jim Thorpe competed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912! 🥇🥇 This original video shows Jim Thorpe shaking the hand of King Gustav V of Sweden, host of the Games, who earlier in the week told him, "Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the World," after Jim won both the Decathlon and the Pentathlon.🏃👟🎽 Back then, the host presented trophies for special events and achievements at the close of the Games and crowned laurels u