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After hosting, many cities have found themselves with a financial hangover, saddled with debt and upkeep expenses for seldom-used sports facilities.
- The 1976 Summer Games left Montreal with decades of debt and the Big O stadium that locals call the Big Owe.
- Many experts say the $11 billion Greece spent on the 2004 Athens Olympics contributed to the country’s debt crisis.
- China shelled out $40 billion for the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and Russia spent over $50 billion on the 2014 Sochi Games. Though they resulted in major infrastructure improvements, both events were plagued by corruption.
But…there are rare success stories. Los Angeles, which hosted in 1984, is the only city to ever profit from the Olympics, largely due to its use of existing athletic facilities and a jump in TV broadcast revenues. And Barcelona successfully beautified its cityscape for the 1992 games, boosting tourism in the long term.
“Kam hit this tight end SO HARD, I swear I saw that TE’s soul leave Qwest Field right on that 35 yard line.”