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Meet The Secretive Group Earning $8 Billion From The Olympic Games [1]

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Gus Lubin [2] and Samuel Blackstone [3]
Aug. 7, 2012, 11:29 PM
 

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The International Olympic Committee in 1896.

The secretive group that runs the Olympics is expected to earn a record $8 billion [5] in the 2009-2012 quadrennial cycle, according to Sportcal.

Formed to promote "Olympism," the International Olympic Committee doesn't get rich off the Games, but they do enjoy themselves.

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[5] http://www.sportcal.com/pdf/gsi/Sportcal_Issue26_6-9.pdf
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