Arc De Triomphe is lit up with the 2024 Olympic Games bid logo in Paris, France, February 9, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - South America's first Olympic Games are far from over but cities bidding for the event in 2024 have already drawn a clear lesson from Rio: forget about running the Games across an entire city.
Rio organizers have set up sporting venues up and down its dramatic coastline, taking advantage of its white beaches and mountainous backdrops as well as bringing new roads, facilities and visitors to poorer parts of the host city.
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