In the world of event planning, “Eternal Beginner Syndrome” refers to the tendency of some recurring events to defy efficiency curves because of their reversion to “from scratch” thinking and planning with each new instance. The Olympic Games, which are held in a different city in a different country each time they’re held, seem especially prone to cost and preparation time overruns—even more than most other events of a similar scale—in part because each new host country and city essentially starts over when concocting their Games-holding plans, rather than basing their ambitions on an existing template.
That's an interesting take on the Olympics compared to other events. I've never thought of it like that!