The original Olympic manifesto outlining the foundation of the modern Games shatters the world record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia.
The original Olympic manifesto outlining the foundation of the modern Games has become the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold, fetching $US8.8 million at auction in New York.
The Olympic manifesto was written by International Olympic Committee co-founder Pierre de Coubertin in 1892.The 14-page handwritten manuscript is the only known copy of a speech delivered by Coubertin at the Sorbonne University in Paris in 1892.
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