Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 12 August 1948: High jumper becomes first black woman to win an Olympic gold

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 12 August 1948: For many years the athletes of the United States and the British Empire have met in a private family contest

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 11 August 1948: Yesterday, after studying film of the race, the United States were adjudged the winners

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 10 August 1948: While their athletes have been distinguishing themselves at Wembley, the East European radios have been putting out some extraordinary nonsense about the Olympic Games

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 9 August 1948: London 1948 Games were the first in which British television played a major role

Originally published in the Observer on 8 August 1948: Britain has had scant success in the Olympic Games, but may we not claim the honourable title, Enemies of Nonsense?

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 7 August 1948: The runners sped over the dark track and through the pools of water, out of sight from the few spectators still there at this late hour

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 6 August 1948: A future gold medallist is rescued from drowning by fellow competitors

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 5 August 1948: Fanny Blankers-Koen wins gold in the 80m hurdles, one of the finest races of the Games

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 4 August 1948: Lord Burghley has given the Finns permission to resell unsold tickets to 'friends'

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 3 August 1948: Reg Harris has been warned he will be dropped from the Olympics team if he doesn't train in London

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 2 August 1948: Cultural misunderstanding at heart of Anglo-American clash over team flag

Originally published in the Observer on 1 August 1948: 'There are no flags, no advertisements, no excitement. London has swallowed the Olympics like it swallowed the Blitz'

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 31 July 1948: A hissing noise and the Olympic flame goes out

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 30 July 1948: The Guardian's London correspondent passes judgment on the 1948 commemorative Olympic stamps

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 30 July 1948: Impressive pageantry in stadium aglow with sunshine

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 28 July 1948: An Italian communist is refused entry at Dover, highlighting the tension beneath the neutrality of the 1948 Games

Originally published in the Observer on 25 July 1948: Although there has been concern about public support for the Games, officials assert that they will pay their way