The IOC Executive Board reviewed the bids from all applicant cities on 7 July 2014, and selected three cities, Oslo (Norway), Almaty (Kazakhstan) and Beijing (China) as the final candidates.
Several cities withdrew their applications during the bidding process, citing the high costs or the lack of local support for hosting the Games. Oslo, which had been considered the clear frontrunner, withdrew after its application to the Norwegian parliament for funding of the Olympics was rejected. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Winter_Olympics
Athens, I read, went $ billions over budget for the 2004 Summer Olympics. They've had terrible financial trouble in years since.
https://www.google.com/search?source...fsgAmwQ4dUDCAw
Abandoned Olympic venues: Are memories worth this kind of price?
https://www.businessinsider.com/aban...he-facility-52
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/photos...anta--40999214
The Olympics have always been primarily a prestigious extravagance for host countries that are no longer affordable for many countries. Some think the Olympics are coming to a permanent end.
What do you think?
See also: http://thepoliticalforums.com/thread...light=olympics