OpEd: 'Even without a pandemic, the impact of the Olympics on host cities has become too devastating to ignore.' emburack
, the Japanese anti-Olympics activist organization. “Under the banner of so-called neighborhood ‘redevelopment,’ we witnessed private corporations kick people out of their homes and transform neighborhoods for their own profit,” she toldSeven years out from the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, the local community is already seeing this pattern of displacement and gentrification.
Yet, every two years in cities all across the world, poor communities seem to pay the price of hosting the Olympic Games. As Yoshida explained, “The sacrifice will be burdened by everyday people, who are often poor or in the most vulnerable position in society.” A clear solution to the disastrous impact of the Games is a permanent location. On an emotional level, athletes may not care where the Olympic Games are held — they simply want to compete in the Olympics. And there could be something meaningful about competing in the same spot where champions played years before.
It makes sense economically too as the Games have evolved into a money-losing endeavor for host cities. Economist Victor A. Matheson toldthat “no possible understanding of the benefits could possibly cover the cost of a typical Olympic Games these days.” In
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