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For the first time since 1984, the Winter Olympics have returned to Eastern Europe.
2014-02-13
Those 1984 games were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia — a decade before the city was put under siege in the Bosnian War.
While the city continues to recover, many of the venues from the 1984 Olympics have been abandoned.
The bobsled venue — which served as an artillery stronghold during the war according to Reuters — is overrun with weeds and graffiti. The ski-jumping venue on the outskirts of the city is similarly decaying.
What will happen to many of the Sochi venues after the Olympics is an open question. These photos from Sarajevo are a dark reminder of just how temporary an Olympic Games can be.
The judges' stand at the ski jumping venue.
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The medal podium at the ski jump venue.
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The abandoned ski jump at Mount Igman.
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The steps leading to the ski-jumping venue are all but gone.
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The stands at the ski-jumping venue.
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The hotel where the Olympians stayed.
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The bobsled track overrun by foliage.
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The broken down bobsled track at Mount Trebevic.
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Graffiti on the inside of the track.
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Some of the graffiti is pretty intricate.
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A dog walks past the Kosovo Stadium, where the opening ceremonies were held.
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Weeds grow over the walls of the Kosovo Stadium.
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The Zetra Hall, where figure skating was held.
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The remains of Zetra Hall.
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Graffiti on Zetra Hall.
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Vucko, the official mascot of the 1984 Olympics.
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A faded cartoon of Vucko skiing.
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A broken window outside the ski jump.
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The ski jump itself.
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The bottom of the ski jump.
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The top of the ski jump.
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The logo for the '84 Olympics in central Sarajevo.
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The Olympics rings on a tower above the figure skating venue.
Tony Manfred is the head of video for Insider Inc.He oversees video across the company, including the Business Insider, INSIDER, Business Insider Today, and Insider Productions teams. He helped start INSIDER in 2015, focusing on social video before expanding the scope of our video efforts into new formats and platforms.He began working at Business Insider in 2011. He previously worked as a sports reporter and sports editor for BI.
