Olympics in '44: Fact or Fiction?
Mia Bode
2025-04-29 18:20:48
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The Olympics of 1944 would have been held in Britain, but had been cancelled because of the Second World War.
Germaine Barton
2025-04-29 18:11:55
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The 1916, 1940 and 1944 events were also not held due to the First and Second World Wars. The 1940 and 1944 events were cancelled due to the Second World War.
Alexys Brakus
2025-04-29 15:03:39
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There are, of course, hundreds of athletes whose sporting dreams were shattered by the World Wars, when the Olympic Games were cancelled in 1916, 1940, and 1944.
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