Rio's Olympic Swimming Pool 6 months later

Well a swimming pool should be an exception, but this is why Olympics are generally poor investments for a host: the facilities have little use and value post-Olympics.

So the IOC invariably decides to continue to pick cities who will run up debt rather than choosing locations which already have the infrastructure.

Shithole country

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continue to pick cities who will run up debt

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Wasn't it reported 2 years ago Brazil struck a large supply of oil making the government wealthy and Brazil free from having to import fossil fuels and even exporting for profit?

Coming from Rio, this does not surprise me.

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Well a swimming pool should be an exception, but this is why Olympics are generally poor investments for a host: the facilities have little use and value post-Olympics.

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Regardless of future use, a pool is still a poor investment... and i swam in college. Virtually no end game for breaking even.

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Well a swimming pool should be an exception, but this is why Olympics are generally poor investments for a host: the facilities have little use and value post-Olympics.

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this is true. Even in wealthier countries, for the most part, the olympic sites end up in ruins very shortly thereafter. If anyone cares to explore, Syndney's facilities are in ruins too. Honestly, very few Olympic sites aren't. Atlanta and London are the only ones I can think of that aren't. I know Atlanta turned Olympic village into student housing for Georgia State.

Athen's Olympic stadium looks like shite as well.

Sydney's facilities are not in ruins. The Olympic Stadium is now ANZ Park, and hosted the Rugby World Cup a decade ago and still hosts concerts and large sporting events. Guns n Roses is playing there in a month. Here, you can buy tickets here:

https://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/

In fact, the whole Olympic park has been repurposed. the swim center is still open, too. It has been overrun by inflatable animals, though



It's simple as this: rich countries can put on Olympics and can do well if there is a post-Olympic plan for sustainability. Poor countries do an awful job and the Olympics bankrupt them. And in authoritarian nations like China and Russia, they also fall into disrepair because they don't give a crap and already got their PR value out of them. they also don't care about the human/monetary cost, so its hard to call it bad investment. China and Russia wanted to be seen as world powers, so... mission accomplished.

and the price of oil dropped, or need I tell u

If you squint hard enough, you can see Ryan Lochte getting mugged in the background.