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By Zimbalist’s estimates (which include operating costs and direct and indirect infrastructure costs), the games themselves grew increasingly extravagant: Beijing spent more than $40 billion for ...
The current highest cost of hosting the Olympic Games was the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Games, costing approximately US$11.1 billion. In order to meet the requirements set out by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), [4] the Rio de Janeiro council had to invest heavily in building the necessary facilities/venues, and an entirely new subway line.
Putting on the Olympic Games is often a major financial undertaking for the host city, with the direct costs -- the cost to build venues, stage the ceremonies, etc. -- oftentimes totaling in the
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These figures do not include wider infrastructure costs like roads, urban rail, and airports, which often cost as much or more than the sports-related costs. The most expensive Summer Games were Beijing 2008 at US$40–44 billion, [ 69 ] and the most expensive Winter Games were Sochi 2014 at US$51 billion.
It's estimated that the cost of hosting the Olympic Games from 1896 to 2016 increased 200,000%, according to Time magazine. Still, only 251 athletes competed in 1896 compared to over 11,000 in Tokyo.
Indirect capital costs—those not directly related to staging the Games—are not included. The Beijing Olympics' cost of US$6.8 billion compares with costs of US$4.6 billion for Rio 2016 and US$15 billion for London 2012. [19]
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