Why were there no olympics in 1916 1940 1944?

Answer 1

1916: WWI

1940 and 1944: WWII

Answer 2

The 1916 Games were cancelled due to World War I and the 1940 and 1944 Games were cancelled due to World War II.

The 1940 Olympic Games Was Not Held

The 1940 Olympic Games were originally scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan, but several countries planned to boycott the Games there because Japan was waging an aggressive war in Asia and then Japan itself decided the Games would be a distraction to their military goals. The Games were then rescheduled to be held in Helsinki, Finland, but the start of World War II in 1939 caused the Games to be cancelled.

Answer 3

because of the weather and the threats to over people if they didnt win !

There were no Olympics Games in 1916, 1940, and 1944 because of the wars , WWI and then WWII

Answer 4

In 1916, World War 1 was going on and there were no Olympics, and in 1940 and 1944 World War 2 was going on so there were no Olympics.

Answer 5

There were no Olympics in 1940 and 1944 due to the Second World War.

Answer 6

The Olympics were suspended during 1916 because of World War 1

Answer 7

because of the weathier

Answer 8

They were cancelled due to World War II.

Answer 9

because the world was at war