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'There will be a much better Rio de Janeiro after the Olympics'

June 15, 2016 18:47 IST
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- 'If you look at the new port, if you look at the new hotels and shops which have been created and will be created by this enhancement of the tourism industry.'

IMAGE: International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach poses for a picture during the launch of Medals and Victory Ceremonies, in Rio de Janeiro, on Tuesday. Photograph: Alexandre Loureiro/Getty Images

Rio de Janeiro will benefit from hosting the Olympic Games, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach said as Brazil struggles to cope with its worst recession in decades.

Questions were raised over the cost of hosting the event, which is estimated to have risen by 400 million Brazilian reais ($115 million) since August as critics argued the money could have been better spent during a time of financial crisis.

"If you look at the new port, if you look at the new hotels and shops which have been created and will be created by this enhancement of the tourism industry," said Bach, who was speaking at the unveiling ceremony of the 2016 Olympic medals.

"I think you can really say there will be a much better Rio de Janeiro after the Olympic Games."

Despite the construction contract for the Olympic Tennis Centre and Velodrome being cancelled earlier this year, Bach is confident everything would be in place by the time the Rio games begin on August 5.

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