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
Tags: E&T, Engineering, engineering and technology magazine, London Olympics, Olympics, Technology
August 14, 2012 at 5:04 pm |
Great post! I’m new to the blogosphere and just written my first post on the London Olympics, be great to get some feedback/followers!