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The 1944 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIII Olympiad, was a planned international multi-sport event scheduled to have been held from July to August 1944 in London, England, United Kingdom.
Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 1944. Os Jogos da XIII Olimpíada da Era Moderna nunca foram realizados devido à Segunda Guerra Mundial. Os jogos seriam realizados em Londres, Reino Unido, que ganhou a licitação na primeira votação em uma eleição de junho de 1939 no COI sobre Roma, Detroit, Lausana, Atenas, Budapeste, Helsinque ...
Overview. The Games of the XIIIth Olympiad were to have been held in 1944, but did not take place because of World War II. The Games had been awarded to London, England, which won the IOC nomination over Rome, Italy; Detroit, Michigan, USA; and Lausanne, Switzerland at the 39th IOC Session in London on 9 June 1939.
- 1896 Athens Olympics
- 1900 Paris Olympics
- 1904 St. Louis Olympics
- Unofficial 1906 Athens Olympics
- 1908 London Olympics
- The 1916 Olympics
- 1920 Antwerp Olympics
- 1924 Paris Olympics
- 1928 Amsterdam Olympics
- 1932 Los Angeles Olympics
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The Games of the III Olympiad were held in St. Louis, Mo. from August to September 1904. Due to tensions from the Russo-Japanese War and complications in getting to the United States, only 62 of the 650 athletes who competed came from outside North America. Only 12 to 15 nations were represented.
Intended to reinvigorate interest in the Olympic Games after the 1900 and 1904 games yielded little fanfare, the Athens Games of 1906 were the first and only "Intercalated Games," which had been meant to exist every four years (between regular Games) and only take place in Athens, Greece. The president of the Modern Olympics declared the 1906 Games...
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At the request and honor of retiring IOC president and founder Pierre de Coubertin, the VIII Olympiad was held in his home city of Paris from May to July 1924. The first Olympic Village and Olympic Closing Ceremony marked new features of these Games.
The IX Olympiad featured several new games, including gymnastics for women and men's track and field events, but most notably the IOC added the Olympics Torch and lighting ceremonies to the Games' repertoire this year. 3,000 athletes from 46 countries participated.
With the world currently experiencing the effects of the Great Depression, traveling to California for the X Olympiad seemed insurmountable, resulting in low response rates from countries invited. Domestic ticket sales also did poorly despite a small bump from celebrities who volunteered to entertain the crowds. Only 1,300 athletes participated, re...
The first written evidence of the official Games dates from 776 BC, when the Greeks began measuring time in Olympiads, or the duration between each edition of the Olympic Games. The first Olympic Games were held every four years in honour of the god Zeus. From then on, a number of artistic activities such as music, singing, poetry and theatre ...
De Wikipedia, a enciclopédia encyclopedia. Os Jogos da XIII Olimpíada da Era Moderna nunca foram realizados devido à Segunda Guerra Mundial. Os jogos seriam realizados em Londres, Reino Unido, que ganhou a licitação na primeira votação em uma eleição de junho de 1939 no COI sobre Roma, Detroit, Lausana, Atenas, Budapeste, Helsinque e Montreal.
The 1944 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIII Olympiad, were not held. The games were cancelled because of World War II. They would have been held in London, England, which won the bid in the June 1939 International Olympic Committee election, over Rome, Detroit, Lausanne, Athens, Budapest, Helsinki and Montreal.
