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One year on from the Rio Olympics, the venues look like they've been abandoned for decades

It makes for pretty sad viewing.

DORMANT, DESERTED AND derelict — one year on from the Rio Olympics, the iconic venues which will forever hold sentimental memories for thousands of athletes and spectators have been left abandoned and in ruin.

Organisers somehow managed to defy all odds in successfully hosting the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in a city deep in financial recession, but the true cost has surfaced in the 12 months since.

The Barra Olympic Village is a ghost town with the venues which played host to some of the biggest sporting moments from last year now lying in a sorry state.

The Olympic Aquatics Stadium hasn’t been used since while the Maracana Stadium’s power has been cut off because of $930,000 in unpaid bills due to a dispute between the IOC and city of Rio.

Below are just a sample of photos which give some sort of indication as to the extent of the decay of the venues since the conclusion of the Paralympic Games last September.

The Aquatics Stadium

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Olympic Sports Arenas DPA / PA Images DPA / PA Images / PA Images

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Carioca Arena 3, which hosted fencing and taekwondo

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Rio Olympic Games 2016 - Day Fifteen SIPA USA / PA Images SIPA USA / PA Images / PA Images

Carioca Arena 1, which hosted basketball

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Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro DPA / PA Images DPA / PA Images / PA Images

Olympic Sports Arenas DPA / PA Images DPA / PA Images / PA Images

Rio Olympic Games 2016 - Day Fifteen SIPA USA / PA Images SIPA USA / PA Images / PA Images

Olympic Tennis Stadium

Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro DPA / PA Images DPA / PA Images / PA Images

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Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro DPA / PA Images DPA / PA Images / PA Images

Rio Olympic Games 2016 - Day Nine Owen Humphreys Owen Humphreys

Athlete’s Village

(SP)BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-OLYMPICS-ONE YEAR Xinhua News Agency / PA Images Xinhua News Agency / PA Images / PA Images

Maracana Stadium

Maracanã Stadium DPA / PA Images DPA / PA Images / PA Images

the-famed-maracana-stadium-has-gone-to-waste Nacho Doce / Reuters Nacho Doce / Reuters / Reuters

Maracanã Stadium DPA / PA Images DPA / PA Images / PA Images

2016 Rio Paralympic Games - Closing Ceremony PA Archive / PA Images PA Archive / PA Images / PA Images

Olympic Golf Course

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    Jun 15th 2017, 11:59 AM

    Wow now that’s some real legends of football past. Never ceases to amaze me how well respected Robbie is amongst the football greats. Fresh from Carricks testimonial… Legend.

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    What’s the story with Keane, still can’t understand why he didn’t sign up to Rovers even on a temp basis

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