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Approximately how much money did Athens spend hosting the 2004 Summer Olympics, an amount later cited amid concerns over abandoned venues?
Answer
$15 billion
Athens' 2004 Olympic bill is commonly estimated at around $15 billion, a cost that drew scrutiny as many venues later fell into disuse.
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Athens spent approximately $15 billion hosting the 2004 Olympics and most venues sat abandoned and decaying within a decade, becoming symbols of waste.
Other options people guess
- $1 billion
- $5 billion
- $50 billion
Topics
- olympics
- athens
- host-cities
- spending
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