What were the UK’s ‘Austerity Olympics’?
Members of the British Olympic Team of Gymnasts practising on the high bar in Hyde Park for the 1948 Olympic Games (Picture: PUBLICITY PICTURE)
While France may have dubbed their games the ‘Popular Olympics’, the competition has not always enjoyed Paris’ opulence.
Britain’s own celebrations in 1948 were called the ‘Austerity Olympics’ and the games did not enjoy the scents of freshly baked croissants.
But as its combatants marked the end of World War Two the fires of compatriotism never burnt so bright.
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