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The 1940 Summer Olympics were planned to be held in Tokyo, Japan, but were cancelled due to the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. They were later rescheduled for Helsinki, Finland, but also cancelled due to the war.
Zimowe igrzyska olimpijskie w roku 1940 nie odbyły się z powodu II wojny światowej. Początkowo na miejsce igrzysk, podczas 36. sesji Międzynarodowego Komitetu Olimpijskiego w Warszawie, wybrano miasto Sapporo w Japonii.
The 1940 Olympics were canceled due to World War II and the Soviet invasion of Finland. Learn about the bidding process, the venues, the sports and the controversies of the Games that never happened.
1940 Olympics refers to both: The 1940 Winter Olympics, which were originally to be held in Sapporo, Japan before being relocated to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, but were cancelled due to World War II.
XII Letnie Igrzyska Olimpijskie (oficjalnie Igrzyska XII Olimpiady) zostały odwołane na skutek wybuchu II wojny światowej. Początkowo miały się one odbyć w Tokio (Imperium japońskie).
The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) plans for the 1940 Summer Games took many unexpected turns as the world drifted toward global war. During the 1930s, Japan competed with Fascist Italy for the right to host an Olympiad.
3 lut 2019 · The 1940 Games were rescheduled to be held in Helsinki, Finland, the runner-up in the 1940 Olympics bidding process. The dates for the games changed to July 20 to Aug. 4, but in the end, the 1940 Olympic Games were never meant to be.
