LONDON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Veteran Olympians reminiscing on Sunday, as London began its countdown as host of the 2012 Games, recalled a very different British Olympics 60 years ago. The 1948 London ...

Joe Birrell, who has died aged 94, was one of the last surviving British athletes to have taken part in the 1948 Olympic Games in London, and was thought to be the youngest male competitor; he later ...

LONDON — It’s been 64 years, but Lionel Price can still smell the newly pumped-up basketballs and hear the squeaky shoes on the court. His basketball uniform is still intact and he’s pretty sure he ...

Get latest medal count of Olympic Games 1948 including India's total medal score and winners list. Track country wise gold, silver, bronze medal count at myKhel.com.

WELLINGTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - A good old piece of 'number eight fencing wire' helped Ngaire Galloway stay in shape on her trip to the London Olympics in 1948. Just over five weeks on a converted ...

1948 Olympic swimmer and famed photographer, George Olsen, recently passed away at the age of 88 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Olsen was born in 1929 to George M. Olsen and Ethel Shutta, two famous ...

Erich Schriever, right, pictured with Emile Knecht, left, and Rudolf Reichling, centre, has died at 95 ©Twitter/@OldestOlympians His former teammates Pierre Stebler, Rudolf Reichling and Émile Knecht ...

Part of an exhibit being shown at London‘s Royal Opera House during the Olympics — called “The Olympic Journey: The Story of the Games”– is dedicated to U.S. track legend Jesse Owens. For good reason: ...

Streaming platforms for London 1948: The Austerity Olympics haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.