August 03, 2024
Medals for the 2024 Paris Olympics include original pieces of iron from the Eiffel Tower.
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7 Ways Hosting the Olympics Impacts a City
Hosting the Olympic Games is great for a city, right? Or at least good? Anyway, it’s not a bad thing—or is it? The truth is that the track record for Olympic host cities is pretty uneven. Many cities have found that welcoming the world’s athletes and their fans for two weeks produces far fewer
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