Fireworks at closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Alastair Grant/AP hide caption toggle caption Alastair Grant/AP Parallels Istanbul, Madrid, Tokyo Vie For Olympics, But Is It Worth It? September 6, 2013 • Each city has strong selling points, but also serious problems. They each hope the games jump-start their economies. But the jury's still out on whether mega-sporting events do that.
