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Re:Experts say Olympics must be moved or postponed because o... by usaphp on Friday May 27, 2016 @05:44PM (#11789263)
> "Billions of dollars spent with a moving olympics and all the infrastructure ends up not being used for pretty much anything ever again."

I disagree. Most of the stadiums built for olympics are bringing kids to sports and introducing them to sport activities that nobody even heard before. And every national championship is held at those venues for many years after olympics.

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Re:Experts say Olympics must be moved or postponed because o... by URSpider94 on Friday May 27, 2016 @06:26PM (#11789484)
More like vacant white elephants that continue to suck down millions in maintenance fees for years later. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/aug/22/birds-nes...
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Re:Experts say Olympics must be moved or postponed because o... by coddingtonbear on Friday May 27, 2016 @06:46PM (#11789604)
Oh, well, the Olympics are more than just a single stadium, though. If you do a quick google search for "Abandoned Olympic Venues" you'll discover that although some infrastructure can be reused, a great deal is not.
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