1937 Workers' Summer Olympiad
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| Host city | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
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| Nations participating | 15 | ||
| Dates | 25 July 1937 – 1 August 1937 |
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| Main venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||
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The 1937 Workers' Summer Olympiad was the sixth edition of International Workers' Olympiads. The games were held from 25 July to 1 August at Antwerp in Belgium. They were originally planned for Barcelona 1936, but cancelled due the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
1937 Olympiad was a joint event with the Red Sport International organized Spartakiads. It was the first time as a delegation from Soviet Union took part at the Workers' Olympiad. German athletes no longer participated since the Workers' Gymnastics and Sports Federation of Germany had been banned by the Nazi regime in 1933.
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