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© Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.IOC commission impressed with Tokyo 2020 Olympic plans
By JIM ARMSTRONG TOKYO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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bruinfan
Do they have and consideration of it being positive if a country can host and Olympics and break even (like LA in 1984) or is it "good" if a country goes far in the red to impress (see Greece 2004, Beijing 2008, et. al.)?
“We certainly share the vision of the organizing committee to give hope to those families affected by the disaster through sport,”
I hope they all have their own place to watch by then... Sad.
Also about the difference from in 1964 Olympics was that Tokyo really needed better infrastructure back then, not so much now (some venues that are still decent will just be torn down and rebuilt). Also I don't think Japan had a national debt equal to over 200% of its GDP back then.