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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.
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 ...
The following is a list of medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo, from 10 to 24 October 1964. Athletics Men's events ...
Pages in category "Venues of the 1964 Summer Olympics" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Shanghai Stadium hosted several football matches during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. For the Summer Olympics, there are 120 venues that have been or will be used for football . This is the most of any sport at the Olympics .
This is a list of track and field athletes who participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. This category should only be used for Olympians participating in athletics (sport) . All other Olympians should be categorized into an appropriate subcategory.