The cost will be the main reason to have them together. The huge cost of the Olympics is found by the bidding nation and then the same venues are used. Often the venues will be changed to something else afterwards to recoup costs.
If the Paralympics didn't use the same venues then I doubt it would happen. The bidding process for the Olympics now include the Paralympics. I think originally the Paralympics was often in a different country with its own bidding process.
I wonder if the Olympics and Paralympics should be merged and then there's only one opening and closing ceremony too. Still have different events etc.
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