パンデミックがなくてもそもそも五輪は開催都市が損するイベントなんだ、と。

東京五輪の開催コストは1年前時点で200億ドル超。予想収入はチケット代を含め67億ドルだった。無観客化で失った収入は8億ドル。宿泊外食等失った観光収入は20億ドル程度。パンデミック以前にビジネスしては失敗設計だった。開催都市の赤字は仕様ながら東京はその規模が大きいhttps://t.co/Dag5X3NzuQ

— Spica (@Kelangdbn) July 25, 2021

 

It’s worth noting that many Olympic Games are not profitable for the host city, according to the independent nonpartisan organization Council on Foreign Relations. For example, the 2008 Beijing games generated $3.6 billion in revenue, but the host city spent more than $40 billion, and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London generated $5.2 billion compared with $18 billion in costs.

Many governments and host cities will tout that beyond the revenue shortfalls of the Games, having the Olympics lifts the economy by creating jobs and boosting tourism for years. These measures are harder to quantify but many studies have found these claims about employment and tourism to be more ambiguous.

The Olympic Games have not made much economic sense for host cities in recent years as the costs continue to skyrocket. The Tokyo Olympics appear to make even less economic sense due to the pandemic.

開催都市は損して、一部企業と一部政治家、それにIOCが儲かるだけなんかもしれんね。 

ジェンダー問題や国別など五輪は様々な問題を抱えているが、いずれにせよ、２度と日本では開催してもらいたくないね。