Athens Olympics cost $15.2bn
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THE Athens Summer Olympic Games cost host country Greece nearly 9 billion euros ($15.23 billion), Greek Finance Minister George Alogoskoufis said today, citing definitive figures.
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Hosting the 2004 Olympics cost Greece 9bn euros, twice the original estimate, the country's finance minister says.
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The bill arrived for the Athens Olympics yesterday -- about $11.6 billion, and it might climb higher. The tally announced by the government
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The athletes have packed up. Olympic banners are coming down. But another challenge for the city of Athens is just beginning. It&#39;s a realization that&#39;s just starting to hit the Olympic hosts
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Special lottery games have already raised Â£150m for the 2012 London Olympics, organisers have said.
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ATHENS, Greece -- The closing ceremony of the Athens Games is underway in front of a crowd of 75,000 at the Olympic Stadium. The arena, which has been the main venue for the sporting carnival for the past
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ATHENS, Greece - There were Patriot missiles, citywide surveillance cameras, a chemical-sniffing blimp and a $1.5 billion price tag.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - The rush to build Vancouver's new convention center, which will be home to the media during the 2010 Winter Olympics, has caused the project's costs to skyrocket, a report said on Thursday.
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In 2000, Greece brought home 13 medals. The Greek Olympic Committee hopes to double that number.
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This year&#39;s Olympic Games in Athens cost nearly nine billion euros ($11.5 billion), almost double the amount forecast a year before the opening ceremony, the Greek finance minister said on Friday.
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ATHENS - The spectacle and drama of the Olympics enthralled billions. Television paid handsomely to show it and sponsors spent fortunes to bathe in its reflected glory.
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Beijing Olympic organisers want to slash around Â£400m from the costs of hosting the 2008 Games.
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Organizers for the 2006 Turin Olympics approved a provisional budget Tuesday that includes aid from a public agency to cover a shortfall estimated at more than $245 million.
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Britain's Olympic Games boxing silver medallist Amir Khan could be paid 70,000 pounds (102,000 euros) a year to preserve his amateur status in order to fight at the Beijing Games in 2008, it was reported.
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ATHENS: Greek taxpayers could use some advice from the country&#39;s celebrated weightlifting champions to shoulder the sizeable cost of the Athens Olympics after the Games.
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The expected cost of the 2012 Olympics has risen from Â£2.4bn to at least Â£3.3bn, the culture secretary tells MPs.
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The 2012 London Olympics faced fresh financial concerns on Tuesday after reports that a slump in land prices could leave a one billion pounds "black hole" in the budget.