Troubling Images Show What Could Happen to Brazil After the World Cup Ends [ Picture 1 ] Montreal Summer Olympics, 1976 The 1976 Olympics almost bankrupted the city of Montreal, with its debt of almost $1.5 billion not paid off until 2006. This was partly due to the Olympic Stadium, which is widely viewed as a white elephant and has earned itself the nickname the Big Owe. [ Picture 2 ] Sarajevo Winter Olympics, 1984 The venues of the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo have decayed due to neglect as much as the 1992-95 conflict that tore apart the former Yugoslavia, according to Reuters. [ Picture 3 ] Beijing Summer Olympics, 2008 With a price tag of $43 billion, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing are the second most expensive games in history. However, questions have been asked of the legacy the games have left behind, with several venues underused or abandoned Question: In Trinidad and Tobago we hosted many international competitions ,do you think that the government is maintaining these stadiums and not running the country into debt and wasting tax payers dollars ?
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:00:00 +0000