The 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.
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
1942
WW2 didn't start until 1939. The 36 Olympics were not canceled
It is immediately canceled and everybody has to wait 4 more years.
Then the winter Olympics would be canceled.
World War II.
The Olympics was canceled 3 times in 1916, 1940 and 1944.
The Summer Olympics have been held every 4 years since 1896, with the exceptions of 1916, 1940, and 1944. The 1916 Olympics were canceled due to WWI, while the 1940 and 1944 games were canceled due to WWII.The Olympics were not held in 1914 ad 1918 because of World War I. The Olympics were also not held in 1940 and 1944 due to World War II.
The 1944 Olympics (which was to be held in London, England) was canceled due to World War II. Because of the cancellation, London went on to host the 1948 Summer Olympics. The 1944 Winter Olympics, which would have taken place in Italy, was likewise canceled.
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Roman emperor Theodosius 1 in 393 CE.