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Which city hosted the Olympic Games identified in cost-overrun studies as the most expensive in Olympic history, following its pandemic-delayed 2021 Games?
Answer
Tokyo
Studies tracking total Olympic spending, including venue construction and pandemic-related delay costs, found Tokyo's 2020/2021 Games to be the costliest of any Olympic host on record.
💡 Did you know?
Tokyo spent more on the 2020 Olympics than any host nation in history, yet Japan's aging population means many new venues now struggle to find regular users.
Other options people guess
- Sochi
- Beijing
- Rio de Janeiro
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- olympics
- tokyo
- cost
- host-cities
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