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A silver medal credited to Great Britain at the 1900 Olympics has been reassigned to France after new information came to light about the cyclist who won it.<\/b><\/p>\n
British citizen Lloyd Hildebrand finished second in the men’s 25km cycling race in Paris 124 years ago.<\/p>\n
But the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said new research concluded Hildebrand “was born and brought up in France, and competed for a French club before and after Paris 1900”.<\/p>\n
The IOC’s executive board agreed to the switch on Thursday.<\/p>\n
It said: “Based on this new-found information, the executive board decided to apply the same policy as in previous cases.”<\/p>\n
Unlike today, National Olympic Committees (NOCs) were not involved in the process of selecting athletes for the 1900 Games.<\/p>\n
Athletes instead paid an entry fee and sent over a licence number established by the national federation where they were regularly competing.<\/p>\n
A Team GB spokesperson said: “We were aware of the change of status for the medal, and have ourselves benefited in such circumstances before. <\/p>\n
“We shall try to win one back later this summer!”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n