Page "1948 Summer Olympics" Paragraph 17

: Thus were launched the Olympic Games of London, under the most happy auspices.

The smooth-running Ceremony, which profoundly moved not only all who saw it but also the millions who were listening-in on the radio throughout the world, and the glorious weather in which it took place, combined to give birth to a spirit which was to permeate the whole of the following two weeks of thrilling and intensive sport.