1940 Winter Olympics
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The anticipated 1940 Winter Olympics, what would have been officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, were to be celebrated in 1940 in Sapporo, Japan. The games were cancelled due to the onset of World War II. Sapporo was selected to be the host of the fifth edition Winter Olympics scheduled Febraury 3-12, 1940, but Japan had to give the Games back to the IOC, when the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1937.
The IOC decided to give the Winter Olympics to St Moritz, Switzerland, but due to controversies between the Swiss organisation team and the IOC the Games were withdrawn again. The IOC then gave the 1940 Winter Olympics to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany programmed to celebrate between Febraury 2 to 11,1940- but three months later World War II broke out and the Winter Games were cancelled in November 1939.
St Moritz eventually held the 1948 Winter Olympics and Sapporo eventually held the 1972 Winter Olympics. Garmisch-Partenkirchen had hosted the 1936 Winter Olympics.
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[[1]] Planned program for the V Winter Olympics in Sapporo and Garmisch-Partenkichen
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