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		strulovich on July 30, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facial expression software confirms bronze medalis... I think you miscalculated. 339 sets of medals will be given for a total of 5000. Also, the Paralympic Games add some more medals. So the actual number will be north of 10 million it seems.

Thrymr on July 30, 2021 [–]

So, around 0.1% of the cost of putting on the games?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tokyo-olympics-staggering-p...

lovecg on July 30, 2021 | [–]

The extra security around all this gold would probably end up costing more than the medals themselves.

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