Because of World War II. The 1940 games would have been held in Sapporo, Japan and the 1944 games would have been held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
There were no Winter Olympics in 1940 & 1944 due to World War II.
The winter Olympics were cancled due to WWII a couple times.
Tokyo in 1940 and London in 1944.
All the following games were cancelled due to world wars 1916 Summer Olympics 1940 Summer Olympics 1940 Winter Olympics 1944 Summer Olympics 1944 Winter Olympics
The 1940 and 1944 Olympics were cancelled due to World War II.
1940 & 1944
All the following games were cancelled due to world wars --1916 Summer Olympics --1940 Summer Olympics --1940 Winter Olympics --1944 Summer Olympics --1944 Winter Olympics
Because of the 2WW.
The 1940 and 1944 Summer and Winter Olympics were cancelled due to World War II.
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.
World War 2
Five. The 1916 Summer Olympics were cancelled due to World War I. The 1940 Winter Olympics, 1940 Summer Olympics, 1944 Winter Olympics, and 1944 Summer Olympics were cancelled due to World War II.