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An initial statement from Paris 2024 said the scene was inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper fresco (housed in Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, one of the host cities of the 2026 Winter Olympics), [296] though director Thomas Jolly denied this the following day [297] [298] and organisers apologised, saying Philippe Katerine was ...
The world is mostly done with hosting the Olympics. The IOC may go a decade without eight legitimate bids these days. ... Officially, Japan says it spent $15.4 billion to host these Olympics, but ...
For more than a century, the modern Olympics have been a symbol of international competition and cooperation - and a chance to give the host city a global stage. But for 2022's Winter Games, a few ...
In the worst-case scenario for host cities, Olympic venues go unused after the games -- like in Sarajevo, and even recent hosts like Beijing.
In a February 2020 interview with City A.M., the Conservative London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey argued that London would be able to host the Olympic Games at the former London 2012 Olympic venues, should the Games need to be moved due to the ongoing disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak. [56]
In March 2010, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Borys Kolesnikov stated that if Ukraine successfully co-hosted the UEFA Euro 2012 with Poland, it might place a bid for hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics. Kyiv was one of the host cities of UEFA Euro 2012 and was the city where the final match was held. [112] Doha, Qatar
Organizers put the cost of the Tokyo Olympics at $15.4 billion, though an audit by the Japanese government suggested it could be twice that.
In a survey taken in August 2021, 49 per cent of Americans believe that China's human rights record should prevent it from hosting the winter Olympics in 2022 and 33 per cent are not sure. [50] On 18 November 2021, President Joe Biden said the U.S. is "considering" a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. [51]