
The austerity Olympics: when the Games came to London in 1948
Sports et jeux
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
The last time the Olympics came to London, female competitors sewed their own uniforms, teams were ferried to the Games on red London buses and billeted in Spartan hostels or even army camps, and the main stadium was hastily cleared… of greyhound racing to allow the athletics to take place. The total budget was £760,000, great athletes like Emil Zatopek and Fanny Blankers-Koen thrilled the crowds, and at the end a profit was turned. 2009.