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In which year were the Olympic Games canceled?

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The 1916,1940 and 1944 Summer Olympics were cancelled. All Winter Olympics events were also cancelled in 1940 and 1944. Reasons for these cancellations were due to World War I and World War II.

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1916,1940,and 1944, all due to World War 1 and 2.

The Olympic Games were canceled in 1916, 1940, and 1944.

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