I know you can't really compare summer with winter but the 2000 Sydney Olympics cost $6 Billion and had a loss of $2 Billion while actually having a negative impact on tourism and economic stimulation. Also, the Olympic stadium is about to undergo a $250 Million renovation because the stadium built for track and field does not meet the needs of a rugby watching population. There is definitely some talk that Sydney would have been better off 17 years later if the Olympics never happened and money went into road infrastructure and health care instead.
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