The Greek embassy forecast that it cost Greece € 8.954 billion to host the Summer Olympic Games in 2004 , include the construction of the Olympic Village and several shiny newfangled athletic locus . Since then , though , some of those locus have been abandoned , making one Olympic legacy a set of decay anatomical structure .
The Associate Pressnotes that some of the venues have gotten a bit more love than others . In the last two years , the Olympic Stadium has been used by a local association football club ( although it has been typeset on fire during football game riot ) . The athlete ’s village has been converted into worker housing , and the hockey venue was one of locale that hosted the Special Olympics last year , although debris from those games is still lying around that venue . But some venues are used infrequently or have been give up totally , pool given over to batrachian , the tae kwon do and handball arena used seldom for non - sporting events . mutant - specific locale , like the softball locus ( a sport not played in Greece ) and the beach volleyball bowl ( normally play on one of Greece ’s existent beaches ) , have find little use beyond the occasional concert . For many in Greece , these venues serve as an unpleasant reminder of the land ’s previous superfluous spending in light of its current financial woes .
you’re able to see more picture of Athens ’ entire and dilapidate Olympic venuesat the AP .
Edit : One lector notice that most of the Olympic facilities are still in manipulation , either as athletic facilities or for unlike use . For instance , the Peace and Friendship Stadium , ΟΑΚΑ basketball stadium , and Hellinikon Basketball Stadium are still used by basketball club . The OAKA swim centre host water polo matches , include for the Greek National team . The Olympic baseball sports stadium is home to a minor league team , and many other stadiums are home fields for football game golf-club . The badminton venue has been converted into theBadminton Theater ; the Olympic Press Center is now the Golden Hall Mall ; and the Ano Liosia Olympic Hall is set to become the Hellenic Academy of Culture and Hellenic Digital Archive . Other facilities on top of these are used for acrobatic and non - acrobatic purposes . Fortunately , it sound like the Olympian facilities that are part or full in neglect are in the minority .
Top exposure from the AP . AP photos used with permission .
8 year later , Athens Olympian venues in decay[AP , chapeau backsheesh to Rick ]
Abandoned training pocket billiards in the Olympic village . pic by the AP .
The Olympian beach volleyball game stadium . Photo by the AP .
The Olympian tae kwon do and handball arena . Photo by the AP .
The Olympic Agora beside its once - downhearted pool . Photo by the AP .
The Olympic playground ball venue . picture by the AP .
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