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During world conflict, no. The times the Olympic Games were cancelled was in 1916 during World War I and 1940 and 1944 during World War II.

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the Olympics were not held during world war one or world war two:)

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Abandoned.

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Did America participate in Olympics during World War 2?

There was no Olympics during World War 2, they were all canceled so no countries participated.


Which years were the olypics canceled?

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


When were the summer Olympics supposed to be held when they were canceled during war world 1?

Originally awarded to Berlin, the 1916 Olympics were cancelled because of World War I


Why were there no Olympic games during World War 1 and World War 2?

The 1944 Winter Olympics, which were to be held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, before being cancelled due to World War II The 1944 Summer Olympics, which were to be held in London, England, before being cancelled due to World War II


What years were the olympic games cancelled?

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.


Was the 1936 Olympics canceled because of war?

WW2 didn't start until 1939. The 36 Olympics were not canceled


Which country hosted the Olympics after World War 2?

The Olympics were canceled in 1940 and 1944 on account of World War II.


The 1916 Olympics scheduled for beriln and the 1940 and 1944 game scheduled for Tokyo and London why was it cancelled?

I really hate to break this to you and everything... But I'm only 12 years old, and without researching this or anything, I'm just assuming that they were cancelled due to the world wars... Seriously...who'd want to go to the Olympics during a World War?


Why was there no World Cups during 1938 and 1950?

The FIFA world cups were canceled do to the World War.


In which year were the Olympic Games canceled?

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.


Did the Olympics ever stop?

The Olympic Games were canceled three times. In 1916 they were stopped due to World War I, and in 1940 and 1944 they were stopped due to World War II.


Why were the Olympics cancelled due to ww1?

because the world war 1 (ww1) was to violent to have any fun activities From: Destinie Bennett