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The news hit Jim hard. "I can't believe it," he thought. "They are stealing my medals!"

He remembered the 1912 Olympics in Sweden. He won two big events. The King of Sweden said, "You are the greatest athlete in the world.” Jim said, "Thanks King." 

Jim Thorpe was the first Native American to win Olympic gold. But before the Olympics, he played baseball and got paid. It was against the Olympic rules. But others did the same. And they kept their medals. Not fair...