The Paris 2024 Olympics is underway and all eyes are on the French capital’s sporting venues, as they play host to the world’s best athletes. But what about the abandoned Olympic villages of ...

Fighting the history of abandoned Olympic venues Chan cautioned against the lofty dreams of Olympic venues, especially given their history of abandonment. "We have to be careful about the example ...

AN ABANDONED 30,000-seater Olympic stadium could become the new home of a European giant after a £332million revamp project was given the green light. Stadio Flaminio is situated in Rome and was ...

as the spiritual home of Olympic sport hosted the world in the XXVIII Olympiad. The Greeks poured around €9billion (£7.13billion) into building new stadiums and infrastructure, and despite ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Every two years, the world convenes on a single city to cheer on the world's greatest athletes. After the races have been won and the medals handed out, the city ...

However, years of disrepair and decay saw the arena end up completely abandoned ... are amazing plans to house an Olympic-sized swimming pool under the stadium — as well as an ice rink and ...

an Olympic stadium, a canoe/kayak slalom center, etc. - and went 97% over budget in the process. When the athletes went home at the end of August 2004, organizers learned a cruel lesson - Athens ...

Amid an economic crisis that has seen other parts of the city diminished, many of these 2004 stadiums have long since become white elephants. As these photos from 2014 show, the Olympic Village is ...

Most permanent Olympic venues usually see one of three fates, according to the Olympics website: Still in use, dismantled/destroyed or abandoned. Once the Olympics end for a host city, many venues ...

Eintracht. Four Roma fans who attempted a blitz against the shuttles of German fans were stopped by the police during the services arranged by the ...