01-09-2016 02:49 via theguardian.com

What happens to Olympic venues after the closing ceremony?

Retrofitting, reusing or repurposing Olympic venues are all possibilities to secure their legacy, justify the infrastructure costs and make them sustainableFor two golden weeks, the eyes of the world were trained on Rio de Janeiro. Next week, the media spotlight swings back towards Brazil’s coastal city for the start of the Paralympics. But what happens once the athletes are done and the last spectators go home?Answer: “legacy”. This simple word has become definitional for the
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