the Olympics have become more about the spectacle than the competition. the fans deserve better, the athletes deserve better, and most of all the citizens of these countries that are forced to pay these absurd costs for facilities that will soon be abandoned deserve better.
Unfortunately the Olympics have become big business and as such the IOC has little concern of the financial burden these decisions are placing on communities around the globe....so long as someone is willing to pay the price they are willing to turn a blind eye to the shameful conditions of past facilities.