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August 12, 2021

Construction companies, contractors were some of the big winners at the Olympics

  • Tokyo built eight new venues: the two most expensive were the $1.43 billion National Stadium and the $520 million aquatic center.
    • By STEPHEN WADE
    AP Sports Writer

    Photo by Tanja Houwerzijl/SOPA Images/Sipa USA [enlarge]
    The most expensive venue built was the $1.43 billion National Stadium.

    TOKYO — The official price tag for the Tokyo Olympics is $15.4 billion, which a University of Oxford study says is the most expensive on record. What else could those billions buy?


     
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