1944 Olympic Games London

Event

1944 Summergames London (Great Britain)

Year

1944

Type of game

Summergames

City

London

Country

Great Britain

Date and place

For the thirteenth Olympic Games in 1944 London was initially chosen as the site of action. This event just as the Winter games in 1944 was cancelled because of the war. A war with more than 70 million people killed, including hundreds of former Olympic participants.