1915
All the following games were cancelled due to world wars --1916 Summer Olympics --1940 Summer Olympics --1940 Winter Olympics --1944 Summer Olympics --1944 Winter Olympics
Yes, the Olympics have been delayed multiple times, primarily due to World Wars. The 1916 Games in Berlin were canceled due to World War I, and the 1940 and 1944 Games were also canceled because of World War II. More recently, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first time the Games were delayed in peacetime.
The 2008 Olympics in Beijing will be called the 29th Olympiad. They are actually numbered as if they were held every four years. For example, the cancelled 1916 Olympics would have been the 6th, but the 1920 Olympics were called the 7th. The Olympics were skipped in 1916, 1940 and 1944 due to the wars. So the 29th Olympiad will really be the 26th modern Olympics.
because my nan took over...
Yeah. =[
The Summer Olympics have never been completely canceled except for the 1916, 1940, and 1944 games, which were called off due to World Wars I and II. However, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to concerns about athlete safety and public health. The decision to postpone marked a significant moment in Olympic history, as it was the first time the Games were delayed rather than canceled.
Athens
Wars were stopped during the Olympics because the Greeks wanted to honor Zeus(the Greek god of gods) with peace.
I really hate to break this to you and everything... But I'm only 12 years old, and without researching this or anything, I'm just assuming that they were cancelled due to the world wars... Seriously...who'd want to go to the Olympics during a World War?
They paused.
The Olympic Games caused a pause in wars.