South Africa
The prohibitive cost of Cape Town's Olympic Games dream

An aerial view of Cape Town, South Africa, 26 January 2010.
An aerial view of Cape Town, South Africa, 26 January 2010. © David Rogers/Getty Images via AFP
The South African minister of sports is trying to convince the president's office to back the city's bid to host the 2036 summer Olympic Games. But with the treasury tightening the purse strings, there is little chance he will be able to make it work. [...]
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