In July, a legislative session was held to decide the matters of the Summer and Winter Olympics and the planned 1940 World's Fair all at once. The World's Fair was only "postponed", under a belief that …

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 …

The 1940 Olympic Games were canceled late in 1939, with the Finns announcing this in their journal, Olympic-News Service, in January 1940. The Finns only formally declared their inability to host on 23 …

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 decided …

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 first games …

The 1940 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XII Olympiad and originally scheduled to be held from 21 September to 6 October 1940, in Tokyo, Japan, were cancelled due to the …

The 1940 Summer Olympics, officially designated the Games of the XII Olympiad, were planned as the twelfth summer edition of the modern Olympic Games but were cancelled without any competitions …

The 1940 Games were originally scheduled to be held from 21 September to 6 October in Tokyo, then reorganized to be held earlier from July 20 to August 4, 1940 in Helsinki.

The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years.

The anticipated 1940 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XII Olympiad and originally scheduled to be held from September 21 to October 6 1940, in Tokyo, Japan, were …