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In response to "How much would you say it costs for cities to host the Olympics? -- nm" by Loyola

billions, basically you are building a whole university sized campus, half of which will never be used again.

Posted by zeitgeist Jul 29 '24, 12:23

7 thousand athletes, that many ore more coaches, officials. family.

google abandoned olympics

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Right. It's about whether they make their money back through the revenue share. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 29, 13:39
LA I think has an advantage as they sprawl and have much of the facilities already in place on a dozen college campuses -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 12:28 10
- iirc, that was part of LA's pitch: "We don't have to build specialized arenas, they already exist in our city" -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 29, 12:44
- LA will also become the 3rd city to host multiple Olympics, after London and Paris. - Loyola Jul 29, 12:34 8
  - LA also did it in 32 and 84, and Athens has had two Olympics, 1896 and 2004 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 29, 12:43 1
    - Good catch. -- nm - Loyola Jul 29, 12:46
  - Tokyo missed having 3 by WW2 -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 12:43
  - our third, in fact -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 29, 12:36 4
    - id actually like to see NYC try once just to laugh -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 29, 12:45 3
      - seattle half heartedly tried to bid a decade ago. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 13:11
      - We were quite close in our bid but a corrupt state senator killed it. I would love it as it would force the city and state to make major - Krusty Jul 29, 13:08
      - The marathon would be iconic. -- nm - Loyola Jul 29, 12:47

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