Abandoned Olympic Arenas

Why they spend so much money to build buildings that don't get use after the games, makes no sense to me. It is really sad. Here are some photos I've gathered. There are happily some buildings that were not abandoned and are still in use such as in Nagana, Japan; Barcelona, Spain; Mexico City, Mexico; Los Angeles, CA (used twice in the 30s and 80s and still runs); London, England; and Sydney, Australia.
However, to see the images below is quite sad.

Beijing, China, 2008

Beijing, China, 2008 - Cycling stadium is used for driving test area

Beijing, China, 2008

Olympian Dorms (for 4,000 athletes) in Berlin, Germany, 1936

Berlin, Germany, 1936

Berlin, Germany, 1936

Berlin, Germany, 1936

Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia, 1984

Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia, 1984

Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia, 1984

Olympic hotels in Sarajevo

Athens, Greece, 2004 (15 billion dollars was put into these games)

Athens, Greece, 2004

Athens, Greece, 2004

Athens, Greece, 2004

Athens, Greece, 2004

Athens, Greece, 2004 - the Olympic village that was said to be used as public housing afterwards, and never did

Another shot of the Athens, Greece, 2004 village that thousands applied to live in afterwards that fell through

The first salt water canoe/kayak area used in Athens, is now a wasteland

Another shot of the canoe/kayak area in Athens

No more volleyball games here in Athens

And their diving area too

Field Hockey was played at the Athens, 2004 Olympics. . .and now just rots

Atlanta, GA, USA, 1996 - Olympic baseball arena was demolished for parking spaces

Atlanta, GA, USA, 1996 (set to be demolished next year)

St. Moritz, Switzerland 1928 (2nd winter Olympic games)

Sapporo, Japan, 1972 winter games - Bobsled house

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, 1956 (ski jump area)

Munich, Germany - 1972 Summer Olympic train station

Munich, Germany, 1972

Wembley Palace where the fencing competition for the London Olympics in 1948 were held is now a warehouse space after it was partially demolished in 2006

Squaw Valley, CA, USA, 1960 where the sign and flags still remain. Right after these olympics the skating park was made into a parking lot and the ski jumps removed

Montreal, Canada, 1976

Montreal, Canada, 1976 (different view, same building)

Moscow, Russia, 1980

Torino, Italy, 2006 Olympic Village closed off

Grenoble, France, 1968

Sochi, Russia, 2014 (yeah, already abandoned)!!!! the Olympic village

Sochi, Russia, 2014

Sochi, Russia, 2014

Sochi, Russia, 2014

Sochi, Russia, 2014

Photos compiled from:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/15/abandoned-olympic-venues_n_3580868.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/31/abandoned-sports-venues-photos_n_5738134.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/abandoned-olympic-venues-around-the-world-photos-2015-8
https://abandonedkansai.com/2012/12/11/the-olympic-ruins-of-sapporo-1972/
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/abandoned-olympic-venues-you-can-still-visit-these-forgotten-sites-in-decay-thrillist-nation
http://myfox8.com/2014/02/22/eerie-photos-of-abandoned-winter-olympics-venues/ http://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/sports/g109/12-forgotten-olympic-venues-fallen-into-disrepair/?slide=12
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/us-world/world/article/Scores-of-abandoned-buildings-left-behind-after-8346791.php#item-38489
http://allday.com/post/666-the-abandoned-buildings-from-sochi-and-other-olympic-venues/
http://englishrussia.com/2014/03/20/sochi-becomes-almost-deserted-after-the-olympics/