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Originally Posted by andy m
why did they give it london? practically nobody who lives there wants the olympics. its just a tax-payers sinkhole.
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Because the London bid folk convinced them that they were going to redevelop blighted parts of London, rather than build huge stadiums that would get no more use after the games. Whether it's true or not, the IOC bought it.
Well that and I think gamesmanship that France got too comfy as the frontrunner. The USA surely pulled a powerplay after it got booted.