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Originally Posted by getbak
Here's the cost-breakdown from the Hosting Plan.
This is the "Hosting" cost. Just the costs for that "two week party" that people like to talk about (actually about a five week party when the ramp-up time and the Paralympics are taken into account). This is set up to be a break-even proposition with funding coming from the IOC, sponsorships, ticket sales, etc.
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Don't forget that every venue hosts a major competition the year before as a Testing Event and I guarantee each venue will hold major competitions in the following years.
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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Most people in Canada (and the world for that matter) don't care about the majority of Olympic sports besides when they are happening during the Olympics.
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Not exactly true. I've watched and attended high performance sporting events in other parts of the world and they are heavily attended.
Their fans even follow their favourite athletes to Canada/US to watch them compete, I meet them all of the time.