Olympic host cities spend big money on infrastructure, stadiums, athlete housing and event courses that in some cases get unused years after medals are awarded and cheering spectators have moved on to ...

Olympic host cities spend big on infrastructure, stadiums and villages. But what happens when the Games leave town? In some cases, these world-class facilities are left unused years after medals are ...

When Turin hosted the Winter Olympics 20 years ago, it transformed the city's image from grey industrial home of the troubled Fiat car-making empire to smart Mecca for food, culture and sport. But the ...

Whether they are hosting football matches, Olympic events or music concerts, sports venues are at their best when they are packed to the rafters. But for every glitzy new all-purpose arena, there are ...

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced today that the city will demolish Turner Field once baseball's Braves move to nearby Cobb County in 2017. Some might say that's a better fate than that of many other ...

From the structures that now lie seemingly abandoned to the success stories, see photos of former Olympic venues from around the world.

Do you remember when Olympic venues looked like abandoned space stations? The 2010 Winter Games in British Columbia changed that. They turned Douglas firs into halfpipe judges and salmon habitats into ...