A good move for Munich
Hosting the Games in 1972 brought massive infrastructural improvements and transformed Munich from a “million-people-village” into a global metropolis. In addition, most, if not all, of the former Olympic facilities are still in use, either as concert venues or as public sports and recreation facilities.
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