Inside the abandoned Olympic venues, from the deserted stadia of Rio 2016 to the rotting Athens 2024 basketball courts

Sarajevo 1984

Between 8-19 February 1984, Sarajevo and Bosnia-Herzegovina played host to the Winter Games. Most of the venues were destroyed during Bosnia's war from 1992-1995 and were never rebuilt.

Turin 2006

What was once the Olympic village in Bardonecchia, where the athletes relaxed and enjoyed downtime, was turned into a refugee camp.

Berlin 1936

The notorious Summer Games in Germany, which was under Nazi rule at the time, has left nasty scars of that time with its abandoned sports venues.

Beijing 2008

Beijing 2008 was believed to have cost £32billion. But a former kayaking course is in tatters, a volleyball beach is dilapidated, and the baseball park has seen better days.

Atlanta 1996

15,000 people crammed into the Herndon Stadium for a hockey game between Great Britain and the Netherlands. The stadium has been gutted by vandals and covered in trash.

Athens 2004

Greece spent £8billion on bringing the Olympics home, but after their economic frailties post-Olympic Games further investment on stadia stalled.

Rio 2016

Less than 10 years on and the biggest casualty from the Summer Games of 2016 was the Olympics Aquatics stadium, which was eventually ransacked.