그리스는 아테네 올림픽 당시 시설건설에 총148억 달러(15조 6500억)가량을 투자했지만, 2005년에만 관리비용으로 1300 여 억원의 비용을 감당해야만 했다. 현재 IMF로부터 구제 금융 지원을 받아야 하는 그리스 상황을 보면 아테네 올림픽은 도약보다 위기의 시발이 아니었을까?
올림픽시설관리 문제는 전세계적인 문제이다.
과거 대부분의 올림픽 개최도시는 올림픽이 끝난 직후부터 시설관리 때문에 골머리를 앓아왔다. 2000년 이전의 개최 도시의 문제는 더 심각했다.
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The new ruins of Athens:
Rusting and decaying 10 years on, how Greece's Olympics turned into a £7 BILLION white elephant
Greek government built state-of-art sports venues as part of £7billion project in Olympics' spiritual home of Athens They played host to millions of spectators, athletes and officials from across world during 2004 Summer Olympics But now, ten years on, buildings lie empty, completely unused and decaying, while swimming pools have dried up Greece was unable to invest in the upkeep of the Games venues after it was hit hard by the global financial crisis
By Sophie Jane Evans For Mailonline Built as part of a £7billion project, they played host to millions of spectators, athletes and officials during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece.
But now, ten years on, the state-of-the-art sports venues in the Olympics' spiritual home of Athens lie empty, completely unused and decaying.
The Games, which cost almost twice their projected budget and used permanent instead of collapsible venues, were deemed a success at the time.
However, Greece was shortly hit by the global financial crisis and, with no real post-games plan, the prestigious venues were abandoned.
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Abandoned: On the tenth anniversary of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the state-of-the-art sports venues lie empty, completely unused and decaying. Above, the canoeing and aquatics centre at the former Helliniko Olympic complex in southern Athens is now completely dried up and abandoned
Deserted: Built at a cost of £7billion, the venues played host to millions of spectators, athletes and officials. Above, the beach volleyball Olympic venue in Neo Faliro
Dirty: Heaps of rubbish, including pieces of plastic and broken chairs, are pictured strewn across the murky water of an abandoned training pool in northern Athens
Spiritual home of the Games: Tourists visit Panathenaic stadium in Athens, which is now open to ticket-paying visitors who can also see an Olympic museum on the site
Today, the canoeing and aquatics centre are completely dried up, while a crumbling miniature theatre inscribed with the words 'glory, wealth, wisdom, victory, triumph, hero, labour' sits abandoned in the corner of a park.
The theatre, which was where visiting Olympic officials planted an olive sapling that would bear their names for posterity, is just one of many venues that Greece's government was unable to further invest in following the economic crisis.
Once a symbol of pomp, the venue is now an emblem of pointless waste in a venture that left a mixed legacy: a brand-new subway, airport and other vital infrastructure that significantly improved everyday life in a city of four million, set against scores of decrepit sports venues built in a mad rush to meet deadlines — with little thought for post-Olympic use.
As Greece groans under a cruel economic depression, questions linger of whether the Athens Games, which began on August 13, 2004, were too ambitious an undertaking for such a weak economy.
Empty: The Games cost almost twice their projected budget and used permanent instead of collapsible venues, including this softball venue at the Helliniko complex
Ruined: This training pool in northern Athens, which was one used by hundreds of Olympic athletes, lies abandoned filled with rubbish and waste ten years later
Unsightly: Although the Games were deemed a success at the time, Greece was shortly hit hard by the global financial crisis and the prestigious venues were abandoned
Contrast: Athens' open-air pool during the 2004 Summer Olympics, when it saw Michael Phelps win six gold medals and break two World Records
Broken: The Games left a mixed legacy: a brand-new subway, airport and other vital infrastructure that significantly improved everyday life in a city of four million, set against scores of decrepit sports venues built in a mad rush to meet deadlines. Above, the abandoned beach volleyball Olympic venue is seen behind a broken window
