Final bill for Tokyo 2020 Olympics comes in at $10.4 billion


FILE PHOTO Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Handball - Women - Quarterfinal - Sweden v South Korea - Yoyogi National Stadium - Tokyo Japan - August 4 2021. A staff member cleans the floor over the Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo REUTERSSiphiwe Sibeko

FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Handball - Women - Quarterfinal - Sweden v South Korea - Yoyogi National Stadium - Tokyo, Japan - August 4, 2021. A staff member cleans the floor over the Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held in 2021 after being postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, cost 1.42 trillion yen ($10.4 billion), nearly double the figure quoted in the city's bid for the Games, according to a final budget report.

The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee held its last meeting late Tuesday and is due to disband at the end of the month.

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