1948 Summer olympics in London
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
Swimming: 11 events were contested, 6 for men and
5 for women. USA won 8 gold medals, and 15
medals in total
London was the first Olympics to have a politican
deflection: Marie Provaznikova, who won a gold
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