The first Paralympic Games took place in 1948 in London with two British teams competing in an archery competition at that time.

第一届残疾人运动会于1948年在伦敦举行，当时有两支英国队伍参与了箭术的比赛。

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A men's basketball team has played once—in 1948, the last time London was host.

男子篮球也有过一次参赛经历——不过那是在上次伦敦办奥运时的1948年。

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The triangular shape of the torch also symbolises the three times that London has staged the Games - 1908, 1948 and 2012.

火炬的三面锥形设计还象征着伦敦举办的三届奥运会，分别在1908年、1948年和2012年，堪称奥运历史上的辉煌成就。

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"Small Island" by Andrea Levy (a couple moves from Jamaica to live in the racist London of 1948).

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Post-war, for the 1948 London Olympics, organisers embraced the idea of the torch relay.

BBC: London 2012: What is the Olympic torch relay?

In 1948 London hosted the so-called "Austerity Games" three years after the end of WWII.

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