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The Rio Olympics is the 28th Summer Olympic games. The first one took place in Greece in 1896 and since then the event has been held in 19 different countries.

But do you ever stop and wonder just what happened to all of those huge venues purposely built to host the world's most famous games? Well, take a look at the pictures below and wonder no more, because Bored Panda has compiled a list of abandoned Olympic stadiums and villages from around the world. From Beijing to Berlin, from Athens to Atlanta, these pictures serve to remind us that while the games may be over, the memories live on.

#1

Bobsleigh Track, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics

Bobsleigh Track, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics

The bobsleigh and luge track at Mount Trebevic, the Mount Igman ski-jumping course and related infrastructure are crumbling more and more with each passing year. But adrenaline, fear and exhilaration are back on the bobsleigh track as downhill bikers Kemal Mulic, Tarik Hadzic and Kamer Kolar train on the graffiti-covered concrete.

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Ski Jump Tower, Cortina D'ampezzo, Italy, 1956 Winter Olympics Venue

Ski Jump Tower, Cortina D'ampezzo, Italy, 1956 Winter Olympics Venue

Interesting fact about these ski jumping towers is that the Swiss jumper, Andreas Dascher introduced a new style of jumping, which would soon come to be known as the Dascher technique. Before these Games, the athletes would hold their arms forward over their heads. Dascher reasoned that if the athlete held his arms at his side he would fly farther. Adherents to this new style dominated the competition.

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Bobsled Track, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics Venue

Bobsled Track, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics Venue

The disused bobsled track from the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics is seen on Mount Trebevic, near Sarajevo, September 19, 2013. Abandoned and left to crumble into oblivion, most of the 1984 Winter Olympic venues in Bosnia’s capital Sarajevo have been reduced to rubble by neglect as much as the 1990s conflict that tore apart the former Yugoslavia.

Dado Ruvic Report

#4

Olympic Village, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Olympic Village, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

An abandoned training pool for athletes at the Olympic Village.

Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Report

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Swimming Pool, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue

Swimming Pool, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue

View of the swimming pool in the 1936 Olympic village in Elstal, west of Berlin. The village, which housed over 4.000 athletes for the notorious 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, then under Nazi rule, was used as barracks for the German army shortly afterwards, and from 1945 as barracks for Russian officers, until the Russian army's final withdrawal in 1992.

Peter Bromley Report

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Ski Jumping Tower, Grenoble, France, 1968 Winter Olympic Games

Ski Jumping Tower, Grenoble, France, 1968 Winter Olympic Games

48 of abandonment and a beautiful view

Maxime B Report

#7

Olympic Sports Complex, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics Venue

Olympic Sports Complex, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics Venue

A graveyard has been established in what was once part of the Olympic Sports Complex in Sarajevo for the 1984 Winter Olympics.

Michael J. Haggerty Report

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Kayak And Canoeing Venue, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Kayak And Canoeing Venue, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Ioanna Sakellaraki Report

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Olympic Canoe And Kayak Slalom Center, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Olympic Canoe And Kayak Slalom Center, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

View at the Helliniko Olympic complex in 2014.

Milos Bicanski Report

#10

Olympic Mascots Lie Unwanted, Beijing, 2008 Summer Olympics

Olympic Mascots Lie Unwanted, Beijing, 2008 Summer Olympics

Nini, left, and Yingying, two of the five mascots for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, are seen lying among trees behind an abandoned, never-completed mall in Beijing. The fallen mascots are a reminder of the high costs of hosting the event. Their derelict state reflects the challenges that China has faced in finding new uses for its Olympic investments, with many venues falling into disrepair and some construction projects left incomplete.

Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images Report

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Jennifer North Fitzgibbons
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm surprised someone didn't take them. Pretty cool. Remind me of Pokémon. lol You think the county would sell off these type of Olympic pieces to reclaim some of their investment.

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#11

Beach Volleyball Venue, Beijing, 2008 Summer Olympics

Beach Volleyball Venue, Beijing, 2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Beijing Olympics venue for the competition lies deserted and unmaintained in central Beijing, April 2, 2012.

David Gray/Reuters Report

#12

Olympic Flag Posts, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Olympic Flag Posts, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

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Jennifer North Fitzgibbons
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This looks like an art installation. Gorgeous. So sad though how much waste happens after the Olympics leave, never thought of it before this article.

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Main Swimming Pool, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Main Swimming Pool, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Seats for reporters remain desolate in 2014.

Kyodo News/ Newscom Report

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.gas.
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The pool actually looks really clean. They might not be using the stands, but someone is using the pool.

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Olympic Village, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue

Olympic Village, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue

Deserted houses for the athletes in the former Olympic Village for the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.

Martin Sachse/Getty Images Report

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Barricades Outside The Stadium, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Barricades Outside The Stadium, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Арыстан Аубакир Report

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.gas.
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not sure of Athens, but here you could get some money for that scrap metal!

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#16

Soviet Venue, Tallinn, 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics

Soviet Venue, Tallinn, 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics

Old Soviet venue built for the Moscow Olympics in the 1980. Located in Tallinn, Estonia.

Oh Brezhnev Report

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Ski Jump, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics Venue

Ski Jump, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics Venue

A view of the disused ski jump from the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics on Mount Igman, near Sarajevo, Sept. 19, 2013. Abandoned and left to crumble into oblivion, most of the in Bosnia's capital Sarajevo have been reduced to rubble by neglect.

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#18

Olympic Village, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue

Olympic Village, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue

The first permanent Olympic village. The athletes were impressed - each house had its own steward and there had never been a swimming pool before at an Olympic village.

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Tessa
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They could still use it, it looks pretty good. Especially since it was build in 1936

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Beach Volleyball Centre, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Beach Volleyball Centre, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

General view of the Beach Volleyball Olympic Stadium at Faliro Olympic Complex in Athens, Greece on July 31, 2014. Ten years ago the XXVIII Olympiad was held in Athens from the 13th - 29th August with the motto 'Welcome Home'. The cost of hosting the games was estimated to be approx 9 billion euros with the majority of sporting venues built specifically for the games. Due to Greece's economic frailties post Olympic Games there has been no further investment and the majority of the newly constructed stadiums now lie abandoned.

Milos Bicanski Report

#20

Fountain In Olympic Village, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Fountain In Olympic Village, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

The remains of a fountain decorated with the Olympic rings and graffiti-defaced marble blocks dedicated to Greek Olympic medal winners are seen here decapitating in 2012.

Thanassis Stavrakis/ AP Report

#21

Tennis Court, Atlanta, 1996 Summer Olympics Venue

Tennis Court, Atlanta, 1996 Summer Olympics Venue

The derelict netting and scoreboard in the background on a tennis court stand at the Stone Mountain Tennis Center, home of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games tennis events, in Stone Mountain, Georgia, July 19, 2016. The permanent tennis facility built in a corner of Stone Mountain Park quickly became a money-loser and now sits idle, weeds growing through the outer courts and the scoreboard in disrepair.

David Goldman/AP Photo Report

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Surely the Walking Dead TV series can take advantage of the ready made dystopian looking sets?

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#22

Olympic Baseball Stadium, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Olympic Baseball Stadium, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

View of derelict stands at the Olympic Baseball Stadium at the Helliniko Olympic complex in Athens, Greece, July 31, 2014. Due to Greece's economic frailties after the Olympic Games, there has been no further investment and the majority of the newly constructed stadiums now lie abandoned.

Milos Bicanski/Getty Images Report

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.gas.
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's only litter in that one spot. Someone's got a favorite drinking seat.

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Diving Pool, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Diving Pool, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Water is drained from the diving pool which forms part of the Olympic Aquatic Centre in the 2004 Olympic Games Complex on February 18, 2012 in Athens, Greece.

Oli Scarff Report

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Scott Lacey
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bet they could score the worlds smallest splash during training for their next Olympics.

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#24

Olympic Stadium Train Stop, Munich, 1972 Summer Olympics

Olympic Stadium Train Stop, Munich, 1972 Summer Olympics

Julian Neugebauer Report

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Pool, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue

Pool, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue

A deserted pool used during the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.

Martin Sachse/Getty Images Report

#26

Training Pool, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Training Pool, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Milos Bicanski Report

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Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, 1996 Summer Olympics Venue

Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, 1996 Summer Olympics Venue

The Olympic Caldron can be seen in the foreground, as explosive charges weaken the Fulton County Stadium, Aug. 2, 1997, in Atlanta. The stadium, home of the Braves from1966-1996, was imploded to make room for a parking.

Alan Mothner/AP Photo Report

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Julie Miller
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is misleading. Turner Field (rear) was the Olympic Stadium...it was converted into the baseball stadium after the Olympics, which was the plan from its original construction.

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#28

Kayaking Competition Venue, Beijing, 2008 Summer Olympics

Kayaking Competition Venue, Beijing, 2008 Summer Olympics

The deserted and unmaintained former venue for the kayaking competition of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, can be seen on the outskirts of Beijing, March 27, 2012. The gigantic infrastructures built for the Beijing Olympics, namely the "Bird's Nest", and the National Aquatics Centre, also known as the "Water Cube", are now used for cultural and sports events, reminding the world of the flare that blazed during the summer of 2008.

David Gray/Reuters Report

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Hans
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The problems with these is the energy needed to run them. Hardly affordable if you would keep ot open for hobbyists.

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Olympic Village, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue

Olympic Village, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue

The athletes village of the Summer Olympics in Berlin in 1936 was located in Elstal (today part of Wustermark) and was designed by Werner and Walter March. After the war, the Soviet occupation army withdrew an on-site and used it until 1992.

Andreas Levers Report

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Emma Thorp
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes 1936. Let's see, that's. .... 1,2,3,4 ... 80 years ago! *surprised face*

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Olympic Rings Monument, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics Venue

Olympic Rings Monument, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics Venue

Most of the venues from the 1984 Winter Olympics near Sarajevo, Bosnia have been neglected and nearly reduced to rubble.

Hedwig Klawuttke Report

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Wendilynn Kerezman
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Considering that the site of the olympics location was a war zone for many years, most of the buildings were destroyed in one way or another.

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Cinema In The Olympic Village, Mexico City, 1968 Summer Olympics

Cinema In The Olympic Village, Mexico City, 1968 Summer Olympics

During the Games, the cinema hosted movie nights and other entertainment for the athletes.

Gary Hustwit Report

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Cathy Lowery
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seriously?! There's no excuse to let a movie theater go to waste. I mean, it's not like it's a bobsled run!

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Roads With Huge Potholes, Sochi, 2014 Winter Olympics

Roads With Huge Potholes, Sochi, 2014 Winter Olympics

Alexander Valov Report

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Lake Tower, Atlanta, 1996 Summer Olympics Venue

Lake Tower, Atlanta, 1996 Summer Olympics Venue

The tower at Lake Lanier Olympic Park, home of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games rowing events, stands after being renovated in Gainesville, Georgia, July 19, 2016. This man-made lake still has its rowing facilities, which have been used for major competitions over the last two decades.

David Goldman/AP Photo Report

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Softball Stadium, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Softball Stadium, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

After the games the village was used as a worker housing project. Eight years later, when this photo was taken, many of the venues remained abandoned or rarely used.

Angelos Tzortzinis Report

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.gas.
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This doesn't look "abandoned to me." The seats are clean, and the structure looks still intact. Just the lawn is overgrown. Who's to say it's not still being used?

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Taekwondo Stadium, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

Taekwondo Stadium, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue

The Taekwondo Olympic Stadium at Faliro Olympic Complex.

Milos Bicanski Report

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Marilou P
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one houses conferences often, as well as theater on ice events, cause it is the one of the two venues that can accomodate an ice rink.

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Olympic Village, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue

Olympic Village, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue

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Mural, Mechanicsville, Atlanta, 1996 Summer Olympics

Mural, Mechanicsville, Atlanta, 1996 Summer Olympics

A mural of a woman running with an Olympic torch-- graces an abandoned building in Mechanicsville, one of Atlanta’s oldest neighborhoods. Neighborhoods such as this one, a few blocks from the former Olympic stadium, experienced the greatest displacement.

Chandra D. Ward Report

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Natalie Nicholls
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a disgusting waste of money. There are so many lives in this world that could be saved, clothed , fed and homed with this kind of money.

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Olympic Games Cauldron, Atlanta, 1996 Summer Olympics Venue

Olympic Games Cauldron, Atlanta, 1996 Summer Olympics Venue

The 1996 Olympic Games cauldron is seen, Aug. 20, 2011 in Atlanta. The cauldron was moved from its original location.

Erik S. Lesser Report

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Olympic Rings, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics Venue

Olympic Rings, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics Venue

The Olympic rings on a tower above what used to be the figure skating arena.

Dado Ruvic Report

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