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
Sailing at the Summer Olympics Sailing at the Summer Olympics Sailing (also known as yachting until 2000) has been one of the Olympic sports since the Games of the I Olympiad, held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. Despite being scheduled in the first Olympic program, the races were canceled due to severe weather conditions. Apart from the 1904 Summer Olympics, sailing has been present in every edition of the Olympic Games. Over the years the classes used in the Olympic Sailing Program were replaced from time to time. This table shows this development: Pictures will be replaced by more relevant photos. This list includes Olympic