GAMES OF THE 12 OLYMPIAD
Start:
1940
End:
1940
Countries:
0
Athletes:
0
Sports:
0
Events:
0
City:
Helsinki, Finland
CANCELED 1940 - Bid History
- Initially, the Olympic Games of 1940 were scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan.
- However, the Olympics in 1940 were reassigned to Helsinki, Finland, because of the Sino-Japanese conflict,.
- It was canceled because of the Second World War.
Games of the 12 Olympiad,1940 - did not held - Interesting Facts
- For the Olympic games in 1940, the Japanese government planned to build a Stadium of 100,000 seats to mark the 2,600 anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Empire.
- After the boycott of many nations due Sino-Japanese War, the Games were then awarded to Helsinki, Finland.
- However, the start of World War II in 1939 caused the Olympics to be canceled.