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Originally Posted by calf
I think everyone is saying they need upgrades. But upgrades are cheaper than building from scratch.
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They are, but I think people are badly underestimating how much in upgrades will be needed. Someone mentioned the Beijing facilities being reused, but those are facilities that will be 15 years old or less when they need to be reused. Calgary's facilities will be nearly 40 years old by the time 2026 rolls around. And at least the Chinese facilities are 21st century based, unlike the mid 80's facilities Calgary used.
So yes it's nice that it won't have to be all new facilities from scratch, but others will need significant upgrades, and there will still need to be new venues. Boston just submitted a bid where they spent very little on new facilities, and the general public still didn't want it. The cost of security cannot be underestimated in the desire to not have these events, it's become extremely costly just for that.