Olympics in Sydney was a money pit. An expensive legacy. I'm not sure if the events followed since then had allowed recovery. http://theconversation.com/hostin

Olympics in Sydney was a money pit. An expensive legacy. I'm not sure if the events followed since then had allowed recovery. http://theconversation.com/hosting-the-olympics-cash-cow-or-money-pit-7403 http://theconversation.com/hosting-the-olympics-cash-cow-or-... http://economicstudents.com/2016/09/road-ruin-economic-case-choosing-not-host-olympic-games/ http://economicstudents.com/2016/09/road-ruin-economic-case-... There are actually a lot of academic studies now into the Sydney 2000 Olympics economics. Quite interesting.