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Hosting the Olympics costs billions. What does a city get back?

The familiar story — that the Games are a way for host cities to fast-track infrastructure and urban-redevelopment projects — isn’t the reality.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Prominent Utah delegates depart Salt Lake City International Airport for Paris to participate in the International Olympic Committee’s upcoming vote on whether the state will host the 2034 Winter Games on Monday, July 22, 2024.