The Tokyo 2020 Olympics may cost more than $26 billion - and the estimate keeps rising

• The cost to put on the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo is estimated at more than $26 billion.
• Postponing the games for one year added another $2.8 billion to the estimated total.
• The Japanese public is largely opposed to holding the games, and there's still a chance they will be canceled.

Tokyo's 2020 Olympics are already the most expensive summer games ever.

And that's before the games have even taken place.

The Japanese public is largely against holding the Olympics, and there's no guarantee they will happen at all. Now, the City of Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee, and athletes themselves are bleeding cash to keep the dream alive.

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