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How many Olympic Games have been canceled due to war?

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Background

Three Olympic Games were cancelled due to war. Berlin 1916 was stopped by the First World War. Tokyo 1940 and London 1944 were lost to the Second World War. The 1940 and 1944 Winter Games were also cancelled. Only world wars have ever stopped the Olympics.

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