February 21, 2014: Abandoned Olympic venues from Sarajevo 1984

[glatt]

What a waste. Training facilities around the world are not all that common. It's not like every ski resort has ski jumps you can use. It would have been nice if they could have maintained bits here and there. It could have helped the local economy and also given athletes in that area a place to train.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by glatt

What a waste. Training facilities around the world are not all that common. It's not like every ski resort has ski jumps you can use. It would have been nice if they could have maintained bits here and there. It could have helped the local economy and also given athletes in that area a place to train.

It's a matter of priority after a vicious and sustained civil war.

Sarajevo was bombed and shot up to pieces. And that's only the capital city.
You're going to look at hospitals, housing, schools first. By the time you turn your attention to sports facilities (some of which were already shot to sh*t) they'll probably be past the cost of saving.

Photo from Wikipedia so I guess it's okay to reproduce.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by glatt

What a waste. Training facilities around the world are not all that common. It's not like every ski resort has ski jumps you can use. It would have been nice if they could have maintained bits here and there. It could have helped the local economy and also given athletes in that area a place to train.

Not needed when you can stay in shape,(or else), dodging bullets, diving into bomb craters, and digging quickie graves.