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8 hours ago · Costing $1.5 billion (equivalent to $7.58 billion in 2023), the 1976 Summer Games were the most expensive in Olympic history (until the 2014 Winter Olympics) and it seemed, for a time, that the Olympics might no longer be a viable financial proposition. In retrospect, it is believed that contractors (suspected of being members of the Montreal Mafia) skimmed large sums of money from all levels ...
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1 day ago · Tbilisi (English: / t ə b ɪ ˈ l iː s i, t ə ˈ b ɪ l ɪ s i / ⓘ tə-bil-EE-see, tə-BIL-iss-ee; Georgian: თბილისი, pronounced [ˈtʰbilisi] ⓘ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis (/ ˈ t ɪ f l ɪ s / ⓘ TIF-liss), (Georgian: ტფილისი, romanized: t'pilisi) is the capital and largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura ...
1 day ago · 1968 Summer Paralympics. The 1968 Summer Olympics ( Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968 ), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( Spanish: Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( Spanish: México 1968 ), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico ...
