Helsinki had been earlier selected to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II. It had been the Olympic Games at which the most number of world records were broken, until surpassed by the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Helsinki had been earlier selected to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, until surpassed by the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The 1940 Summer Olympics were cancelled due to World War II. It had been the Olympic Games at which the most number of world records were broken World War II.