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Tokyo was selected in 1936 to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, but had to withdraw its hosting duties upon Japan's second invasion of China in the following year. [32] [33] This led the organizing committee to abandon organizing the 1940 Games altogether in 1938 with them being awarded to Helsinki though the Finnish city would abandon the 1940 Games themselves in the wake of World War II. [32]
National Stadium (国立競技場, Kokuritsu kyōgijō) was a multi-purpose stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The stadium served as the main stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as being the venue for track and field events at the 1964 Summer Olympics . [ 1 ]
The 1964 Summer Olympics (Japanese: 1964年夏季オリンピック, Hepburn: 1964-Nen Kaki Orinpikku), officially the Games of the XVIII Olympiad (Japanese: 第18回オリンピック競技大会, Hepburn: Dai Jūhachi-kai Orinpikku Kyōgi Taikai) and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (Japanese: 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan.
The rugby game Classic Meiji University versus Waseda University at 56th All-Japan University Rugby Championship - final Outside and inside the stadium, 2022 A scene from the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium, with drones flying around and creating the official logo of the Games
However, some Olympic competitions may be held outside the host metropolitan area, and instead in other regions of the host country (as it is usually the case with Football at the Summer Olympics and its requirements for large stadia). One venue is designated as the "Olympic Stadium", the big centrepiece stadium of the games. Traditionally at ...
* Tokyo hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics in 2021, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the SVG file, tap or hover over a city to show its name (only on the desktop). The following is a list of host cities of the Olympic Games , both summer and winter, since the modern Olympics began in 1896.
Pages in category "Venues of the 1964 Summer Olympics" ... Nagai Stadium; National Stadium (Tokyo) NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium; Nippon Budokan; S. Setagaya;
Jules Ottenstadion hosted one football match during the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Craven Cottage hosted several matches during the 1948 Summer Olympics in neighboring London Nagai Stadium in Osaka hosted several football matches during the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.