1948 Summer olympics in London
At 4 p.m. 2500 pidgeons were set free to spread
the peace-spirit of the games
Greece was the first one to leave the stadium,
and UK-s team was the last one
Overview of the sports events:
Athletics: 33 athletics events were contested; 24
for men and 9 for women. 4 of these were making
their debut - the men's 10km walk, the women's
200 meters, long jump and shot put
Duncan White won the first ever medal for Sri
Lanka in Ahtletics
Basketball: 23 nations entered the competition.
The United States defeated France 65-21 in the
final. Brazil was the third
Football: 18 teams were contested. The shiniest
medal was claimed by Sweden, who defeated
Yugoslavia 3-1 in the final. Denmark won the bronze
medal
Hockey: 13 nations participated. Surprisingly, the
gold medal went to India, who won Great Britain. It
was the first medal for India as an independent nation
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