This happens after every single Olympics, it is found out how expensive they were to host, how much it cost to get ready for it, and then how very little the country actually made off of it and the citizens are left with the bill to pay how ever the moronic country that hosted it sees fit. The Olympic games are just a bad idea all around, they never improve diplomatic reations, never help the country, and are only a few short weeks anyway. Also, viewer numbers are embarrassing low when looking at individual nations. They're just pointless to have, lets just not have them anymore.
It should be hosted in poor nations and paid for by every nation that participates and basically used to get roads and facilities built for nations that need them. Stadiums should be designed to be turned into hospitals and such. That or just don't have them anymore, they help no one.

exodous - "It should be hosted in poor nations and paid for by every nation that participates and basically used to get roads and facilities built for nations that need them. Stadiums should be designed to be turned into hospitals and such."
Stadiums and hospitals are NOTHING alike, and hospitals have very strict building codes that contractors must follow.
But whatever, you can look forward to the 2020 summer games in Somalia.

Even poor countries don't want to host it exodous, I think it's mostly to show off to other countries or some kind of PR for the country's pride.

How correct exodus is! The Olympic games represents the total folly of humanity, we have global warming, energy crisis, third world poverty, yet ten of billions of $ are wasted on these white elephants, not to mention the cost of the transporting all the leech's to the venue from their home countries.
Yes the games are a good idea but should be held in the same location each time - Summer games in Greece (for obvious reasons) and Winter games in another suitable location.
The games should be limited to amateur athletes only (as it use to be) - sport has now just become a corrupt money spinning exercise

Re-usable stadia are a step in the right direction, but the Olympics always create a local disaster zone. With modern communications, there is no reason to centalize anything but the awards ceremony, with the events being held in existing facilities, thus benefiting, not overwhelming, many locations. This is amateur sports, folks. Put the money into the roots, not the ephemeral flower, there to be plucked by big contractors.

None of the above points addresses the plight of the citizens who were evicted from their homes to make room for this crap. They are still killing the dogs that the displaced families left behind.
I like the idea of the world competing every 4 years, but with today's communication networks, there is no reason they all have to be in the same place. Pre TV, they had to go to one place so that reporters could update their readers on a daily basis.
Why not let cities/countries bid on events? For instance, there is no reason Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Track & Field, Rowing, Sailing, Soccer, Field Hockey, Wrestling, Weight lifting, Equestrian and Gymnastics couldn't held in 12 different locations. It would keep costs at a minimum because new stadiums and housing buildings wouldn't be necessary. The cities bidding on a sport would use their existing stadium and hotels for competitors and spectators.
Many will say, "This would hurt the attendance because spectators want to see a variety of sports". This is my point... THE OLYMPICS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE ATHLETES... Not the wealthy who can afford to fly their family to China for a couple of weeks.

exodus summarizes well.
2020 Olympics in Tokyo is one of those absolutely crazy ideas. The governor who brought it in is already ousted with corruption.
Japan is under a huge national debt which keeps mounting. The Fukushima nuclear plant disaster will take a bare minimum of 40-50 years to decommission safely, if everything goes well and granted there will be no major earthquakes in the meantime. And this is a big IF politicians are crossing their fingers on. The probability of another Tokyo earthquake is estimated quite high. There are also Nankai and Tokai major earthquakes(magnitude 8-9 class) predicted with the likelihood of 70-80% within 30years or so. Every indication points it to be a stupid and reckless project. This also indicates IOC is very, very corrupt.
If any accident happens in the removal of over 1500 spent fuels, or any major earthquake, Tokyo may be designated as an evacuation zone. The world might witness a first case of a paralympic of a grand scale.

All the commentors must be bleeding heart liberals. I am liberal myself but you folks are rediculous. Life is meant to be lived, and hopefully enjoyed. I was not put here to make the world better for others and not enjoy it myself. Yes the Olympics are an endulgence, so be it. Save this money and blow each other up like Syria and 1/2 the world is doing???? The original Greek Olympics stopped all fighting during the games and all athletes and spectators were given amnesty to attend the games. This was hoped to bring some sanity to the world and let people compete without violence and hopefully learn to know each other better. This was mostly adhered to until the terrorist chose to make their assynine point and ruin the games for the whole world. And of course they then became political and Carter made the U.S. athletes boycott the Russian Olympics. Ruining there lifetime of work to compete in an athletic event. He should have resigned as a statement of his willingness to sacrifice for this political cause. The Olympics are SPECIAL for a reason and the world needs them to maybe get back to their original intent, if a country wants to show off and it costs its citizens that is part of living. Not everything is fair.

Every Olympic Game city built structures to last & stay, 3 of these are demountable to move to other city? radical But probe the hotels complex outside the Main Games area.

tigerprincess is a dreamer... It used to be cities that took on the Olympics. Now it takes a country with a ruthless dictator to fund the extravaganza these events have become. No free democratic country is irresponsible enough to vote for this kind of expenditure. I'm from Atlanta and in 1996 we spent 3 billion on the Olympics... about 5% to 7% of Russia's reported budget. In the future, it will take a Russia or a China or one of the Banana republics to ram these kind of economic disasters down the throats of the working masses.
I want to see the Olympics continue on the current schedule. I just think we need a new format similar to my suggestion in my previous post.