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And to get into the hall of fame, you do an Olympics.
by ubernostrum 11y ago
And to get into the hall of fame, you do an Olympics.
- dugmartin 11y agoAnd to add a gold seal to your hall of fame certificate do an Olympics in Massachusetts.
- woobar 11y agoBrazil and Russia are going to outdo this. By hosting both World Cup and Olympics within a few years.
- raverbashing 11y agoRussia also had the Winter Olympics (and Snow when it's 10C outside is expensive)
- hkmurakami 11y agoLook no further than the $2.5 billion debacle that is the new Tokyo Olympic stadium. A rather lavish expenditure for a country that is deep in debt.
- digi_owl 11y agoA nation is never too deep in debt to host a sports event (or take part in a war)...
- _delirium 11y agoAnother example among many: Greece hosting the 2004 Olympics turned out not to be a great financial decision.
- shimo5037 11y agoThey scrapped the plans. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/07/17/olympics-japan-stadium-idUKL4N0ZX2EN20150717 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/07/17/olympics-japan-stad...