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The Olympic Games WERE held in 1960. The 1960 Rome games are considered by many sports and media historians to be the turnning point in both the nature of the games and the relationship of the International Olympic Committee to athletes and amateurs. These were the first games in which international television participated significantly; the Games and the Media set the stage for the relatiionship among the games, media, huge amounts of money, the beginning of the end of the fiction of amateurism, and spectacles beyound the previous imagination of sedentary Man.
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Why are there no winter Olympics 1940 and 1944?
There were no Winter Olympics in 1940 & 1944 due to World War II.
What were the two intended venues for the 1940 and 1944 Olympics?
Tokyo in 1940 and London in 1944.
What years have Olympics not been held?
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.
Where was the 1942 Olympics?
They were Winter Olympics and they were held in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Where were the winter Olympics held in 1940?
The 1940 Winter Olympics were not held due to World War II. They were originally scheduled to be held in Sapporo, Japan.
