Olympic-sized failures
With the Tokyo Olympic Games now underway, the cost of hosting arguably the planet's most famous sporting event has once again come under scrutiny, especially after COVID led to a year's delay and Japan's purpose-built stadiums are empty of crowds.
Even in normal times, the economic benefits of hosting the Olympics such as infrastructure and tourism are often short-lived and may not outweigh the huge price tag of building stadiums and other venues. Worse still, many of these sites are never reused and simply left to decay.
Click or scroll through to see the Olympic stadiums and sites that have become white elephants. All dollar values in US dollars unless otherwise stated.
28 July 2021