1940 Summer Olympics
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The Games of the XII Olympiad, originally programmed to be celebrated between September 21 to October 6 1940, were cancelled due to World War II. Originally slated to be held in Tokyo, Japan, the Games were retracted from Tokyo by the IOC due to the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937. They were awarded to the runner-up Helsinki, Finland, and were scheduled to be celebrated between July 20 to August 4 1940. When World War II broke out, the Summer Games were cancelled indefintely - resuming in London in 1948.
Helsinki eventually held the 1952 Summer Olympics and Tokyo the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Trivia
Gliding was due to be an Olympic sport in the 1940 Games after a successful demonstration in Berlin games in 1936. It never reappeared in later Olympics.
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See also
- 1940 Winter Olympics
- 1940 Summer Olympics
- 1944 Winter Olympics
- 1944 Summer Olympics
