Olympic Games - London 1948.

Olympic Games - London 1948.

For the most important athletics competitions in the world are held the Olympic games. These are carried out in four
in four years in different countries who apply to be the organizers.

14th Olympic Games - London 1948.
The English have not relinquished as London headquarters, despite suffering hard bombings that ended the war
just a few years ago.

As expected these games did not have the technical success that everyone wanted and this is explained by the large recess
sport happening because of the long period of war and because it rained copiously throughout his achievement.

The biggest names of these games were the Dutchman Koen Fanny and American Bob Mathias. Fanny Koen, thirty years old, married,
mother of two won the 200m and evidence of 800m, 80m hurdles and 4x100m relay in which the latter being
athlete to run the team, received the baton in fourth place, taking the difference and spectacularly winning the race.

Bob Mathias with his seventeen years was stubborn and just enjoyed myself was running and playing soccer but his coach,
insisted his virtues avail him enrolling in the decathlon, which he won. Enthused with victory
going to dedicate himself to the sport, becoming several times world record holder and double Olympic champion.

Geraldo de Oliveira was fifth in the triple jump.

Source: Athletics