Women Stole The Show At Wembley
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Received Friday, 8.50 p.m. LONDON, Sept. 10. Reviewing tlie Olympic Games in the official journal of the British .Olympic Association "World Sport,,".; Jack Grump, manager of the British 'Olympicteani, says the women atliletes' stole the show at Wembley and proyed con: clusively that in all future Games women atliletes 11111st be , taken very seriously indeed. They also made out a case for the inclusioii of more Avoinen's events in the 1952 Games, at Helsinki. Air. Grump suggests these events should be the 400 meties and 1-mile Avalk. " Undoubtediy AI rs. Fanny BlankersKoen, of Holland, overshadowed eA-ery-oue else at Wembley," says Air. Grump " Slie will go doAvn in history as the world 's most a.ma/.ing lieid and track athlete. Slie joins the ranks of the iinniortals alongside Nuriui and Oavpiis and slie should in some ways be re^ garded as the oue iudividual Avho has done more to popularise women 's ath-letic-s tlian anyone else." Air. Grump also praises the outstanding performances of Allle. Ostermeyer, of France, who Avon both the a\ oiuen 's discus and shot putt.
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Chronicle (Levin), 11 September 1948, Page 5
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