Wooden sauna from 1948 London Olympics gets Grade II listing
Historic wooden building wins protection after campaign involving Finland, which originally installed it
November 2023
Campaigners seek listed status for Finnish sauna from 1948 London Olympics
Wooden hut in Kent was Britain’s oldest operating sauna and ‘hugely important’ piece of sporting history
April 2022
Going once, going twice … gold! Men’s 100m Olympic medal up for auction
Harrison Dillard took gold at the London Games in 1948 and this weekend, nearly 75 years on, that medal is up for sale
January 2022
BBC online exhibitions mark corporation’s 100 years of broadcasting
Exhibits include the Queen’s coronation, the first televised Olympics and Mr Darcy’s shirt from Pride and Prejudice
August 2018
Weatherwatch
Weatherwatch: downpours failed to dampen Olympic spirit in 1948
The Games opened in glorious sunshine – then the rains came
December 2014
Letter: Dame Mary Glen Haig obituary
Dame Mary Glen Haig obituary
November 2014
Clip of 1936 Berlin Olympics in new Greek tourism film ‘an oversight’
Critics deplore Leni Riefenstahl footage of Hitler games in official video – as ministry stresses mistake should not detract from Greek tourism success
May 2014
Bike blog
Landmark pavilion to open at historic Herne Hill velodrome in summer 2015
UK's oldest cycling track and venue for 1908 and 1948 Olympic Games is to get a £1.9m facelift
November 2012
Tommy Godwin obituary
Cyclist who won two bronze medals at the 1948 Olympic Games in London
August 2012
1948 Olympics: from the archive
1948 Olympics: Day 16: The Olympic Games of London come to a happy end
1948 Olympics: from the archive
1948 Olympics: Day 15: Alice Coachman makes history
1948 Olympics: from the archive
1948 Olympics: Day 14: An empire grudge match
1948 Olympics: from the archive
1948 Olympics: Day 13: Gold, then silver, for British relay team
1948 Olympics: from the archive
1948 Olympics: Day 12: Communist propaganda of East European radio broadcasts
1948 Olympics: from the archive
1948 Olympics: Day 10: London Games a success despite poor medal tally
From the Guardian archive
From the archive, 6 August 1948: A brilliant 400 metres race
