Know your Olympics - London Olympics 1948

Second post-War Olympics -

The London Olympics of 1948 - The second post War Olympics

The Berlin Olympics occurred in 1936. Following that, the Olympics were due to be held in Tokyo. For the first time, the Olympics would cross the continents of Europe and America and take place in Asia.

However, it never happened. German aggression led to the Second World War. As a result, the Olympics scheduled for Tokyo were canceled and transferred to Helsinki. However, due to the World War, the Olympics were completely called off.

Guess who benefitted from this situation the most? Again it was the British capital of London. Like in 1908, London wasn't the first choice for the Olympics. However, as in 1908, unforeseen circumstances compelled London to take up the mantle.

Unfortunately, this time, it had to wait for eight whole years to get the opportunity to host the Olympics.

Held from 29 July to 14 August, the London Olympics were the 2nd Games to be held post war. The first edition was held in 1920, at Antwerp in Belgium. After the 30th edition of the quadrennial event was held in London in 2012, the British capital now holds the distinction of being the city which has hosted the Olympics the maximum number of times.