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Hosting the Winter Olympics: Profitable or a Money Pit?

During last week’s debrief of the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics, the President of the Organizing Committee, Lee Hee-Beom, declared PyeongChang 2018 a success.  Lee predicts Beijing will break even or make a profit in 2022. “I was pleased to say that PyeongChang 2018 can already announce a multimillion-dollar surplus,” President Lee said. “It seems that Beijing will continue with this trend of […]

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Katy Shipley | June 12, 2018
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Switzerland Voters Reject Bid to Host the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Switzerland is out of the running to host the 2026 Winter Olympics after citizens voted to reject the country’s bid. Voters in the Swiss canton of Valais rejected a proposal to fund a bid to stage the event in Sion by a vote of 54 per cent. Sion offered what the bidders termed a sustainable Olympics, relying on already existing […]

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Steven Agar | June 11, 2018
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