GAMES OF THE 13TH OLYMPIAD

Games of the 13th Olympiad, 1944 - did not held
Start:
1944
End:
1944
Countries:
0
Athletes:
0
Sports:
0
Events:
0
City:
London, Great Britain

CANCELED 1944 - Bid History

  • The 1944 Summer Olympic Games 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 13th 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 13th Olympiad in 1944 would have celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Modern Olympiad. Still, World War II led to the cancellation of the Olympics.
  • Despite the war, the IOC organized a small celebratory sporting competition in Lausanne from 17 June to 19 June 1944.