Amid the intensification of the war, the feasibility of both the Summer Olympics and the 1940 Winter Olympics grew increasingly questionable to other countries, who suggested a different …

But what happens when all that preparation is done in vain? That's the intriguing story behind the wartime Olympics of 1940 and 1944. First Tokyo, then Helsinki, Finland, won the right to hold …

The Finns only formally declared their inability to host on 23 April 1940, after the start of Weserübung, the German invasion of Denmark and Norway. De Baillet-Latour officially …

Dec 12, 2025 · The 1940 Tokyo Summer Olympics, which disappeared like a fantasy to its Japanese supporters, are sometimes referred to as the “Phantom Olympics.” They were to be …

The IOC’s first reaction was to transfer the games to Helsinki; but with the outbreak of war in Europe in September 1939, the 1940 Olympics were cancelled for good.

Dive into the intriguing tale of the 1940 Summer Olympics, the Games of the XII Olympiad, originally slated to be held in Tokyo but canceled due to escalating global conflicts.

The 1940 Olympic Games encompassed the Summer Games of the XII Olympiad and the V Olympic Winter Games, both international multi-sport events scheduled for 1940 but ultimately …

Mar 1, 2020 · At the closing ceremonies of the 11th Olympiad in Berlin — memorialized in Leni Riefenstahl’s film “Olympia” — IOC President Latour announced to the crowd, “It has been …

Japan pulled out of hosting the Games in July 1938, as at the time they were at war with China. The IOC then awarded the Games to Helsinki, Finland, the city that had been the runner-up in …

The 1940 Winter Olympics, which were originally to be held in Sapporo, Japan before being relocated to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, but were cancelled due to World War II