Unbelievable Photos Of How Former Olympic Sites Across The World Have Decayed Over The Years Due To Neglect

They used to be brimming with tens of thousands of fans hoping for their countries’ teams to be victorious – but eerie photographs have revealed the sites of the past Olympics games have been reduced to rubble by neglect.

In Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the disused bobsled from the 1984 Winter Olympics has been vandalised and is now enjoyed by hordes of mountain-bikers, while the Mount Igman ski jumping course threatens to collapse from decomposition.

There are similar sites in Athens, Greece, with a swimming pool in the former Olympic Village filled with brown, murky water with a sign emblazoned with the 2004 Summer Games’ motto ‘Welcome Home’ torn in half by vandals.

While the site of the Athens Olympic softball and baseball is still standing, the pitch has overgrown with brown weeds and the venue is now used as a shelter for refugees and migrants.

The athletes village from the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany has had the windows boarded with timber and sheets of plaster have been ripped from the walls of the deserted building.

The Olympics podium used to award skiers with their medals at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics on Mount Igman in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been reduced to rubble over the decades

In Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the disused bobsled from the 1984 Winter Olympics has been vandalised and is now enjoyed by hordes of mountain bikers

The land used for the Sarajevo Olympic Games in 1984 is now used as an graveyard with remnants of the abandoned stadiums visible from the site

In Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, the disused ski-jumping course from the 1956 Winter Olympics threatens to collapse from decomposition

There are similar sites in Athens, Greece, with a swimming pool in the former Olympic Village filled with brown murky water, litter and a discarded office chair

The 2008 Beijing Olympics venue for the beach volleyball competition lies deserted and unmaintained in central Beijing

Mourners can be seen paying their respects at a graveyard established on the site of the 1984 Olympic Sports Complex in Sarajevo

A view of the disused ski jump from the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics on Mount Igman, near Sarajevo

In Athens, this stadium was the site for the Olympic softball in 2004, but has since been abandoned 

Nearby at the former Hellinikon Olympic complex, the Canoe and Kayak Slalom Centre has been completely drained, with the bollards formerly used as competitor obstacles still remaining, but now discoloured from the sun

The Hellinikon Olympic complex was used for the Canoe and Kayak Slalom Centre at the 2004 Athens games (left) but has sice been drained and abandoned (right)

The Athens Olympic Softball stadium at the Hellinikon Olympic complex still stands but the seating has been tarnished by the harsh sun and the pitch has overgrown

This swimming pool from the 1936 Olympic village in Elsral, west of Berlin, has been completely drained and has filled with sand and dirt from the peeling ceiling

In Berlin, Germany, the House of Nations (pictured in 2008) housed many kitchens and dining halls at the 1936 Games 

A sign emblazoned with the 2004 Athens Summer Games’ motto ‘Welcome Home’ torn in half by vandals

The athletes village from the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany has had the windows boarded with timber and sheets of plaster have been ripped from the walls of the deserted building

In 1936, the Olympic Village was constructed specifically for the Games and this building was used to house female athletes

But the Brandenburg buildings have since been stripped of the outer walls, windows and doors and have been left as a shell of cement

The old baseball venue at the former Hellenikon Olympic complex in Athens is now used as a shelter for refugees and migrants

Dozens of tents are erected behind the fence at the old baseball venue of the former Hellenikon Olympic complex in Athens

The ski lift in Sarajevo that took spectators to the top of the mountain at the 1984 Olympic Games is now abandoned 

Hundreds of unused flagpoles are still erected next to a water feature filled with mud in Athens, Greece

The pool next to the former athlete accommodation in Brandenburg, Germany, has been drained following the 1936 Berlin Games and rust and moss has begun to cover the floors and window panes 

At the 2004 Athens Games baseball pitch, the chairs were a vibrant blue and the pitch was covered with lush green grass 

But now, the Baseball Stadium at the Athen’s Hellinikon Olympic complex has slowly been stripped of advertising signage and the grass on the pitch has been left to grow and die

The motto of the 2004 Athens Olympics was ‘Welcome Home’ and the cost of hosting the Games was estimated to be around $9 billion. Pictured is the abandoned Baseball Stadium at the Hellinikon Olympic complex

The Hellinikon Olympic complex in Athens was once the site for the baseball and softball. Due to Greece’s economic frailties post Olympic Games there has been no further investment in the complex

The pool at the Athens Olympic village has filled with mud and rubbish and the walls have been graffitied by vandals 

Downhill bikers Kemal Mulic (centre), Tarik Hadzic (left) and Kamar Kolar (main) use the disused bobsled track from the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics on Trebevic mountain to train

The former Olympic Village in Athens, Greece, has been reduced to rubble from neglect

In 2004, the Athens stadium was filled with tens of thousands of people for the Olympic opening ceremony, but the stadium has since been abandoned 

In Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, the disused ski-jumping course from the Winter Olympics threatens to collapse (right) from decomposition, but was teeming with athletes and spectators in 1956 (left)

In 1956, thousands donned coast and beanies to watch the athletes fly down the ski jump in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

But now the Cortina jump is abandoned and the base is used as a soccer pitch 

Grass and weeds has begun to grow between the stands at the Athens Canoe and Slalom Centre at the Hellinikon Olympic complex

Most of chairs in the stands at the Hellenikon Olympic complex in Athens have been torn off and rust has settled in 

The 1936 Olympic village in Elstal, west of Berlin, housed over 4000 athletes and the pool has been left to fill with leaf-litter

Here Doris Buckley, Dorothy Dickinson, Virginia Hopkins, Betty Lea and Toni Redfer undergo swimming training on ropes ahead of the 1936 Summer Olympic games in Berlin, Germany

The disused bobsled track from the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games on Trebevic mountain is now a target of frequent vandalism

The Sarajevo ski jump was used in the 1984 Winter Games and has since been left to fill with dirt, sticks and weeds

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