1916 Summer Olympics facts for kids
The 1916 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the VI Olympiad, were not held.
The games were planned for Berlin in Germany.
In 1912, workers began building the sports facilities for the games. The Deutsches Stadion ("German Stadium") began in 1912. In June 1913, the stadium was officially opened with 60,000 people at the ceremonies.
The games were cancelled because of World War I.
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Olympic Games | ||
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Summer Games: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, (1916), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028 |
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Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | ||
Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — Sochi 2014 — Rio 2016 — Pyeongchang 2018 — Tokyo 2020 Games in italics will be held in the future, and those in (brackets) were cancelled because of war. See also: Ancient Olympic Games |
Youth Olympic Games | ||
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Summer Games: 2010, 2014, 2018 | ||
Winter Games: 2012, 2016, 2020 |
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Singapore 2010 — Innsbruck 2012 — Nanjing 2014 |
See also
In Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Berlín 1916 para niños
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