Dear MEL School’s
Topic Readers,
Athens Olympics
leave mixed legacy, 10 years later
Does hosting an
international event bring about reasonable returns on the investment and
efforts?
Not always. These photos
of the abandoned, unused or underused facilities and infrastructure clearly show
the evidence of national failure, in a large scale.
After a decade of
their proud event, the Olympic Games, most of the dedicated facilities built
for the games in the ancient capital of Greece don’t seem to be used much or even
maintained properly, not to mention the subway system which doesn't seem to
have carried as many passengers as projected.
Yes, they have
suffered economic hardship ever since the financial crisis in 2008. But why so
many gorgeous athletic facilities were made but have never been used? Did they
build them just for the sake of their proud sport gathering that originated in
their ancient polis?
Enjoy reading and
seeing another ruin of the ancient capital.
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