No emotions, just numbers: Cost overruns of the Olympic Games during construction, starting from 1988
In other words, the Olympics had gone over budget before as well—by an average of two times. The Sochi Olympics went over budget fivefold. And here is a comparison of the cost of the so-called "main Olympic stadiums":
That means the average cost per seat is $6,000. The cost per seat at Sochi's Fisht Stadium is $17,300. The rest is here. Definitely give it a read. Update: on the London Olympics and the stadium in Vancouver http://b-nemtsov.livejournal.com/169761.html
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