That's all that's left of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens ... Bashny.Net

Greece - the birthplace of the Olympic Games. The history of this competition goes back almost three thousand years ago. However, unlike ancient Greece, modern Greeks have little reason to be proud of the Olympic Games. In 2004 in Athens, held its twenty-eighth Olympic Games, a total of 11 years of sports facilities with the Olympic village turned into real ruins.

Preparing for the Olympic Games flew to the Greek government a lot of money. According to some estimates, the total costs amounted to more than $ 16 billion. The main costs fell on the shoulders of taxpayers, as investors are in no hurry to invest in the construction of narrow-purpose sports facilities.

It's only been a decade, and the ultra-modern sports facilities proved unnecessary. Now you can make films about ghost towns. A lot of money is actually wasted. A sad example of the Olympic Games in Athens cools the ardor of other countries wishing to host the Olympic Games, and also makes us think of those who have already hosted the greatest sports sovremennosti.

















































Of course, in such tragic consequences brought a combination of factors, chief among which was the lack of plan for the use of sports facilities after the Olympics. I hope that the Greek lesson is learned by other countries in the future will not happen again ...