The 1948 Summer Games, the first held after the war, were a celebration of improvisation, renewal and change, embodied in a Dutch track star named Fanny Blankers-Koen.
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Friday, July 24, 2020
At the Olympics in Bombed-Out London, She Forever Changed Women’s Sports
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