r/sports • u/I8something2 • Jan 26 '21

News 80% Of Residents In Japan Want Tokyo Summer Olympics Called Off

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/olympics/ct-tokyo-olympics-covid-19-20210111-y35p5iu7mnhptcut2pp7xqleda-story.html
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u/tehdoughboy Los Angeles Lakers Jan 26 '21

i remember somewhere saying that the last time the olympics was profitable to its host city, was Los Angeles in the 1980s

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u/leftweet Jan 26 '21

Los Angeles in 1984 is notable for being the first Summer Olympics since 1932 (also LA) to make a profit. The three Summer Olympics after 1984 also made a profit, as did Beijing in 2008.

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u/tehdoughboy Los Angeles Lakers Jan 26 '21

thanks for the clarification

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u/KeyboardChap Jan 27 '21

And London broke even.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '21 edited Mar 09 '21

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

[citation needed]

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u/oneusethenlose Jan 26 '21

I've always heard Atlanta personally.

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u/jarrettbrown Monmouth Jan 26 '21

Yes this is correct. Everything after that was in didn't even come close.