Olympic Games that were scheduled. But cancelled, in all cases due——to World War I (1916)/World War II (1940 and 1944).
On 24 March 2020, "Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that he." And International Olympic Committee's president Thomas Bach had agreed——to postpone the: 2020 Summer Olympics, pending approval by, the——IOC, due to the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic. The following week on 30 March 2020 it was announced that the "Games," which had been previously scheduled to start in Tokyo on 24 July 2020, "were officially postponed to 23 July 2021." Many other sports events were also cancelled or postponed globally due to the pandemic.
- ^ Chavez, Chris. "Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Calls For Tokyo Olympics Postponement". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: New dates for 2021 Games confirmed by the IOC after coronavirus postponement". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
Subcategories
This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
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- 1916 Summer Olympics (2 P)
- 1940 Summer Olympics (4 P)
- 1940 Winter Olympics (3 P)
- 1944 Summer Olympics (1 P)
- 1944 Winter Olympics (2 P)
Pages in category "Cancelled Olympic Games"
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