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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 Center
and Velodrome being canceled earlier this year, Bach was
confident everything would be in place by the time the Rio games
begin on Aug. 5.
(Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru; Editing by
Toby Chopra)
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