<p>Hosting the Olympics can cost countries billions. New stadiums need to be built, the Olympians need an athletes village to stay in, and new infrastructure is always required for spectators.</p><p>So when the dust settles and everyone goes home, Olympic Games venues can sometimes be left to wrack and ruin.</p><p>Indeed, some of the most iconic Olympic Games venues in modern history now look like barren wastelands.</p><p>Here are some of the abandoned venues that time forgot.</p>
