Tokyo 1940 Summer Olympics Cancelled
Tokyo, Japan. The first Asian host city, forced to give up the Games
Overview
Tokyo won the 1940 vote in 1936, the first Asian city chosen to host. War in China led Japan to return the Games in 1938, and Helsinki was named replacement until world war erased the calendar. Tokyo finally hosted in 1964.
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