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The 1916 Summer Olympics 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 July 4 1912 defeating bids from Alexandria Amsterdam Brussels Budapest and Cleveland. After the 1916 Games were cancelled Berlin would eventually host the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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