Congratulations, Tokyo! You just won the rights to <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F09%2F07%2Fsport%2Fworld-olympics-2020%2Findex.html">host the 2020 Summer Olympics</a>. Now get out your checkbook.
Olympic-sized costs —
Congratulations, Tokyo! You just won the rights to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. Now get out your checkbook.
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Greece spent lavishly on the 2004 Athens Games, with final budgets landing billions of dollars in the red.
Athens —
Greece spent lavishly on the 2004 Athens Games, with final budgets landing billions of dollars in the red.
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Prior to the games, Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau predicted boldly that "the Olympics can no more lose money than a man can have a baby."
Montreal —
Prior to the games, Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau predicted boldly that "the Olympics can no more lose money than a man can have a baby."
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The organizers of the Nagano Olympics in Japan made big promises about increased tourism in the wake of the Games. But after the closing ceremony, the crowds never really came back.
Nagano —
The organizers of the Nagano Olympics in Japan made big promises about increased tourism in the wake of the Games. But after the closing ceremony, the crowds never really came back.
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Lake Placid hosted the Games in 1980, when Olympic budgets were decidedly more modest than recent efforts.
Lake Placid —
Lake Placid hosted the Games in 1980, when Olympic budgets were decidedly more modest than recent efforts.
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Albertville hosted the 1992 Winter Olympics, and went 135% over budget.
Albertville —
Albertville hosted the 1992 Winter Olympics, and went 135% over budget.
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