Subj : Re: Olympics
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Vk3jed
Date : Mon Feb 28 2022 15:19:00

-=> On 02-25-22 08:01, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 pF> There's a photo essay of abandoned ex-olympic stadia, some built
 pF> especially for the games and used once.

 pF> https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/abandoned-olympic-venues-sites/12/

That site was a sad trip through history. :(  I think Australia has fared
relatively well, with a mix of using prexisting venues (like the Melbourne
Cricket Ground as the main stadium in 1956 - a stadium that still stands today
and has been upgraded several times), or building venues to be used for decades
to come (like the Sydney Olympic Stadium).  And Olympic Park in Melbourne was
used as key sporting facility for decades, until being replaced by newer
facilities some 50 years later - that site is still a sporting oval and public
park).

I remember my younger sister travelling to Melbourne and training to dive in
the 1980s at the same venue that was used in the 1956 Olympics.  

Melbourne has actually made good use of its Olympic venues, most dating from
before the games.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venues_of_the_1956_Summer_Olympics

Sydney has also made good use of the venues it built for the 2000 Olympics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venues_of_the_2000_Summer_Olympics


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