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Pulling Off a Rare Olympic Feat in Paris: Turning a Profit
Manage episode 428537764 series 3311220
Ever since the first Olympics were held over a century ago, the Games have been known for dazzling sporting feats…and dazzlingly expensive opening ceremonies. Recently, the ballooning cost of hosting the Games has led residents in Boston, Rome, and Oslo to reject efforts to bring the Olympics to their cities. As a result, the International Olympic Committee is hoping to reign in costs – starting with Paris.
On today’s podcast, host Sarah Holder speaks with Bloomberg reporter Hugo Miller about the lessons Paris 2024 is trying to take from the first and only profitable Olympics held in Los Angeles in 1984 – and why no less than the future of the Games is at stake.
Read more: Faster, Higher — Cheaper? Paris's Budget Effort to Reboot the Olympics
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460 episodes
Manage episode 428537764 series 3311220
Ever since the first Olympics were held over a century ago, the Games have been known for dazzling sporting feats…and dazzlingly expensive opening ceremonies. Recently, the ballooning cost of hosting the Games has led residents in Boston, Rome, and Oslo to reject efforts to bring the Olympics to their cities. As a result, the International Olympic Committee is hoping to reign in costs – starting with Paris.
On today’s podcast, host Sarah Holder speaks with Bloomberg reporter Hugo Miller about the lessons Paris 2024 is trying to take from the first and only profitable Olympics held in Los Angeles in 1984 – and why no less than the future of the Games is at stake.
Read more: Faster, Higher — Cheaper? Paris's Budget Effort to Reboot the Olympics
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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