Covid in the Olympic village; no spectators at the games; many teams flying in just for their event/s and flying out again, the list goes on. Are the Tokyo Olympics a busted flush?
It's a question being asked around the world and whilst it is really unfortunate for Japan that it drew the short straw for hosting last year's Olympics being held now with all the Covid restrictions, it does raise a wider question that has been aired many times before. Why do the Olympics not have their own internationally constructed venue? I suppose the main sub-question is 'where'? Although Greece is usually touted as the obvious (?) choice for mainly historical reasons, there are plenty of other countries who might be better placed to offer International Olympic venues – summer and/or winter games.
The cost of hosting the Games is frighteningly high and past experience shows that countries don't recoup much of their outlay in succeeding years. Personally, I think there is a good case for internationally paid for and constructed venues in spite of all the various (and obvious) obstacles.