Yes, they were cancelled 5 times because of the World Wars.
1916 Summer (there were no Winter Olympics back then)
1940 Summer
1940 Winter
1944 Summer
1944 Winter
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∙ 2010-12-02 23:59:23The Olympics have been canceled a handful of times. The Summer Olympics were canceled in 1916, 1940, and 1944. The Winter Olympics were also canceled in 1940 and 1944.
5 (3 summer and 2 winter).
1942
WW2 didn't start until 1939. The 36 Olympics were not canceled
27 Summer Olympics, 3 were canceled. 20 winter Olympic games, 2 were canceled. The major difference in numbers is because the summer Olympics started in 1896, while the winter Olympics started in 1924.
1916 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany - CANCELED DUE TO WORLD WAR I1940 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan - CANCELED DUE TO WORLD WAR II1940 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan - CANCELED DUE TO WORLD WAR II1944 Summer Olympics in London, England - CANCELED DUR TO WORLD WAR II1944 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - CANCELED DUE TO WORLD WAR II
because the Olympics was ther goal and it would have been flat from yhere on
Then the winter Olympics would be canceled.
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no, her first olympics will be in 2014
no. there is no football category in the Olympics