Olympics....in general.

[Dyne]

Well, with all the commercials I'm sure there's a crapload of money being flowed through the veins of international economy. And that's what really counts in the end.. right?

[DimHalo]

I agree, i'm sure there's a lot of money coming in from the olympics. On the other hand, I did hear them talking about how there were not people in the stands to actually watch the olympics. At least not as many as there usually is. So that could be a set back (probably not a major one).

Does anyone know if the host country makes any money from the network covering the olympics?

As for what they'll do with the building afterwards. I would imagine that now that they have those buildings they'll be more likely to be in the run to host more international events. That's what I imagine is part of the goal.

[ZebraRampage]

I remember they took the main stadium for track and field and turned it into a new baseball field for the Braves. They could do stuff like that, possibly.

[Ace195]

I'm pretty sure the olympic commite (billion dollar commite) pays for the stadiums to be built and whatnot and the cities that host them get to keep them after the olympics leave so they get a free stadium and whatnot for nothing but upkeep and then you can rent places like that out or turn it into stadiums for your local sports events ect. Smart

[DimHalo]

well, i know that the city does have to pay something because part of the reason for the set backs was because Greece was having trouble raising money.

[dropCGCF]

The Olympics attract tourism and crappy worthless merchandise. I don't think it helps countries other than giving them bragging rights.

[Fox 6]

Greece is a very small country, and they have to pay for all the security wich i think is around 4 - 5 millions dollars. They can pay for it but they think other countries should contribute money to help protect thier althletes