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London 2012 Olympics, the total cost – an annotated graphic

August 14, 2012

So with the greatest show on earth still fresh in our minds – and we’re not just talking about the Spice Girls reunion – we thought folk might like to see this infographic about how much of a financial success the London 2012 Olympic Games is estimated to have been.

Jessie J might have urged us to forget about the pricetag, and how it ain’t about the money money money, but for the record it looks like a tidy profit of five billion quid or thereabouts, deducting total costs against total revenue. Ker-ching for Team GB as it takes another Olympic Gold!

Click on the graphic for an expanded view.

London 2012 Olympic balance sheet

London 2012 Olympic balance sheet


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