Staging the Olympics now requires attention to sustainability and urban legacy. Resolving their competing demands rests on recognizing the realities of the host city–IOC relationship.
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Gold, J.R., Gold, M.M. Olympic legacies and the sustainability agenda. Nat Sustain 4, 290–291 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00711-9
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