1916 Summer Olympics 1916 Summer Olympics The 1916 Summer Olympics (German: "Olympische Sommerspiele 1916"), officially known as the Games of the VI Olympiad, were scheduled to be held in Berlin, Germany, but were eventually cancelled due to the outbreak of World War I. Berlin was selected as the host city during the 14th IOC Session in Stockholm on 4 July 1912, defeating bids from Alexandria, Amsterdam, Brussels, Budapest and Cleveland. After the 1916 Games were cancelled, Berlin would eventually host the 1936 Summer Olympics, twenty years later. Work on the stadium, the Deutsches Stadion ("German Stadium"), began in 1912 at what was the
Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics - 20 franc entrance fee Live pigeon shooting - 200 franc entrance fee Running game target A total of 72 shooters from 8 nations competed at the Paris Games: Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the 1900 Summer Olympics, 9 shooting events were included. Many other shooting events were featured in Paris at about the same time, but only 9 events are considered Olympic by the International Olympic Committee. The competitions were held from August 3, 1900, to August 5, 1900. Competitors in these events had to kill as many live pigeons as possible. Birds were released one at