Closing Days of the Olympic Games
The final few days of the 1948 London Olympics see an assortment of sports from a variety of venues.
Gaumont British News takes us on a whistle-stop tour of the last few days of the 1948 London Olympics, including the closing ceremony. There's weightlifting at Earls Court, the GB-India hockey final at Wembley, the 2000m tandem cycling final at Herne Hill, three-day eventing at Aldershot, boxing from the Empire Pool and more cycling at Windsor - with the winner congratulated by the Duke of Edinburgh. In typically sporting fashion, all the British contestants graciously let someone else win.
Various events during the closing days of the 1948 Olympic Games in London. Includes: weight-lifting at Earls Court; the 2000 metres tandem final between Great Britain and Italy at Herne Hill; the hockey final between Great Britain and India at Wembley Stadium; equestrian three day eventing at Aldershot; the boxing finals at the Empire Pool and the 120 mile road cycle race started in Windsor by the Duke of Edinburgh. Also shows highlights of the closing ceremony at Wembley Stadium with a speech by the president of the Olympic committee.