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But by December 2014, The Guardian stated that Sochi “now feels like a ghost town”, citing the spread-out nature of the stadiums and arenas, the still-unfinished building, and the overall effects of Russia’s political and financial turmoil. Furthermore, at least 4 cities withdrew their bids for the 2022 Winter Olympics, citing the excessive prices or the dearth of local assist, resulting in only a two-metropolis race between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Beijing, China. Thus in July 2016, The Guardian said that the largest risk to the future of the Olympics is that only a few cities want to host them. Bidding…