How Much Did the Olympics Cost?

how much did the Ölympic games cốst? Friday July 27, 2012. A date that will be forever associated with the day the Olympic Games returned to London for the first time since 1948. Seven years after winning the bid to host the games, London announced itself to the watching world by producing a truly spectacular and majestic opening ceremony, magnificently choreographed by English film director and producer Danny Boyle. over the following 16 days, a global audience of billions were treated to one of the greatest shows on earth and most iconic sporting event the planet has to offer. now the games have come to a close the burning question is..how much did it cost? $100 million sprint - who wins from the last 5 games? key - = $0.2 billion currency - $ US $1.8 billion 100 Atlanta 1996 $6.9 billion Sydney 2000 $15 billion TM O ATHENS 2004 $43 billion Bejing Zu0g $19 billion london budget overspending - who's flying thier flag? key - overall % overspent on each hosts original budget 417 % 796 % 60 % 101 % barcelona 92 beijing 08 monteal 76 athens 04 london 12 building london 2012 stadia - which venues stuck the landing? key - forecast cost as of december 2011 budget spend - november 2007 currency - £ million forecast cost as of march 2012 £1,500 £500 £500 - £3 - £12 · £2 olympic staduim aquatics centre overall total £500 £500 + £1 velodrome handball arena investing in the games - who's lifting the weight? key - currency - £ sterling central government national lottery greater london authority london development agency (O) 925 million 5.975 billion 2.175 billion 250 million stats and facts about the cost of the games... cost of taking key tourist venue upgades 30,000 staff £600 £15.5m on a tour of the million spent by westminster council olympic park £2.5m budget allocated for police & security £29 million amount injected by andy burnham, december 2008 equivalent £1 million for each gold team gb won II