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[单项选择]Olympic Games are held every four years at a different site, in which athletes
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different nations compete against each other in a
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of sports. There are two types of Olympics, the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.
In order to
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the Olympics, a city must submit a proposal to the International Olympic committee (IOC). After all proposals have been
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, the IOC votes. If no one city is successful in gaining a majority in the first vote, the city with the fewest votes is eliminated, and voting continues with
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rounds, until a majority winner is determined. Typically the Games are awarded several years in advance,
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the winning city time to prepare for the Games. In selecting the
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of the Olympic Games, the IOC considers a number of factors, chief among them which city has, or promises to build, the best facilities, and which organizing committee seems most likely to
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the Games effectively.
The IOC also
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which parts of the world have not yet hosted the Games.
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, Tokyo, Japan, the host of the 1964 Summer Games, and Mexico city, Mexico, the host of the 1968 Summer Games, were chosen
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to popularize the Olympic movement In Asia and in Latin America.
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the growing importance of television worldwide, the IOC in recent years has also taken into
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the host city"s time zone.
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the Games take place in the United States or Canada, for example, American television networks are willing to pay
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higher amounts for television rights because they can broadcast popular events
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, in prime viewing hours.
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the Games have been awarded, it is the responsibility of the local organizing committee to finance them. This is often done with a portion of the Olympic television
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and with corporate sponsorships, ticket sales, and other smaller revenue sources. In many
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there is also direct government support.
Although many cities have achieved a financial profit by hosting the Games, the Olympics can be financially
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. When the revenues from the Games were less than expected, the city was left with large debts.
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