GAMES OF THE 6TH OLYMPIAD
Start:
1916
End:
1916
Countries:
0
Athletes:
0
Sports:
0
Events:
0
City:
Berlin, Germany
CANCELED 1916 - Bid History
- The 1916 Olympic Games were scheduled to be held in Berlin, Germany.
- The other candidate cities were Alexandria, Egypt, and Budapest, Hungary.
- The 1916 Olympic Games were canceled due to the First World War.
Games of the 6th Olympiad, 1916 - did not held - Interesting Facts
- Everything was ready for the 1916 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.
- The German government allocated a huge sum for the preparation and conduct of 300,000 DM. In 1913, the new 64,000-seat Olympic Stadium was built.
- But in 1916, the Olympic Games were not held because World War I canceled them.
- In 1916, the IOC decided to perpetuate the number of the Berlin Olympic Games in history. "Even if the Games did not take place, their number remains", said Pierre de Coubertin.