1944 Summer Olympic Opening Ceremony - London

1940 Tokyo                                                                                                        London 1948 The Games of the XIII Olympiad London, England
1944
Olympic Ceremony Records (Records at the time) Third Olympic Games to be Canceled (World War II)
Opening Ceremony
Empire Stadium - Wembley Stadium (82,000)
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Official Report No Official Report
Opening Ceremony Highlights
The 1944 Olympic Games were canceled due to World War II.  Very few reports exist of the plans for the London 1944 games. It was assumed the ceremonies would be staged at Empire Stadium (Wembley Stadium) but the games never took place.  The 1948 games were awarded to London as well, without a vote, due to their suffering and triumph of the previous decade.
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