The Olympic Games of 2000 were held down under, in Sydney Australia. With preparation for the games long under way, Sydney was ready for a show. Holding the games further motivated industrial development of transportation, tourism and real estate. With a direct revenue of 2,605 million US dollars, Sydney was one of the most profitable Olympic games in history. Not only did the rake in the money, but people came flooding in as well. Over 500 thousand travelers came to spectate these games. Sydney began preparing long before the games, in 1994 the total investment in the games added up to 5,836 million US dollars. With direct investment at 3,724 million US dollars and indirect at 2,112 million US dollars. All this investment left lots of risk, but Sydney went about it in a way that everything that was created from the games and their preparation would not seize to be of use post-games. The only number that fell was their number of tourist from 8.7% to -.9% they took a hit. 
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