The Olympic Games of London 1948🙌. PART1
- Officially known as Games of the XIV Olympiad, were held in London (United Kingdom) between July 29 and August 14, 1948. They were the first after a parenthesis of twelve years, since the editions of 1940 and 1944 were They suspended for the Second World War. A total of 4104 athletes (3714 men and 390 women) from 59 countries participated.
- For the post-war economy, London was being rebuilt after the German bombings of the war and the population lacked basic goods, so many Britons were against the designation.
- For that reason, no new Olympic infrastructure was built. Instead the existing ones were used and the Wembley stadium was adapted to be the Olympic stadium, with an ash track for athletics events. The Thames hosted rowing and canoeing events. The athletes slept in barracks that during the conflict were for military use.
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