Did WWII Stop the '44 Olympics?
Amelia Kohler
2025-04-29 09:34:52
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Since 1896, in all the years of the modern Olympics, the Summer Games have only been cancelled three times – each time because of war. During the Second World War both the 1940 and 1944 Games in Tokyo and London were cancelled. Many other events were abandoned during the Second World War.
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