TOKYO: Just weeks after they rode the wave of euphoria to Olympic victory when Tokyo won the right to host the 2020 Games, organizers are being brought back to Earth with a bump.

The eye-catching architectural centerpiece — a futuristic, bike-helmet-shaped stadium — is too big say detractors. What’s more, others add, it’s too expensive.

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