GAMES OF THE 13 OLYMPIAD
Start:
1944
End:
1944
Countries:
0
Athletes:
0
Sports:
0
Events:
0
City:
London, Great Britain
CANCELED 1944 - Bid History
- The Olympic Games of 1944 were scheduled to be held in London, United Kingdom.
- The other candidate cities were Detroit, USA; Lausanne, Switzerland and Rome, Italy.
- It was canceled because of the Second World War.
Games of the 13 Olympiad,1944 - did not held - Interesting Facts
- London, United Kingdom was elected host city in June 1939, two months before World War II started.
- The Games of the 13 Olympiad in 1944 would have celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Modern Olympiad, but World War II caused the Olympics to be canceled.
- Despite the war, the IOC organized a small celebratory sporting competition in Lausanne from 17 June to 19 June 1944.