{"id":142775,"date":"2023-10-30T17:42:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T17:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=142775"},"modified":"2023-10-30T17:42:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T17:42:18","slug":"inside-abandoned-olympics-track-with-ghost-venue-left-overgrown-with-grass-and-iconic-rings-torn-down-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/sport\/inside-abandoned-olympics-track-with-ghost-venue-left-overgrown-with-grass-and-iconic-rings-torn-down-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside abandoned Olympics track with ghost venue left overgrown with grass and iconic rings torn down | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THERE is hope that hosting the Olympics will create a sporting legacy that will last several years. <\/p>\n<p>But the Turin 2006 Winter Games did not have the desired impact with one of the key venues now left abandoned.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6e9841c2-1f2a-4e46-86c9-1d0baff06b59.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NINTCHDBPICT000856089624.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NINTCHDBPICT000856089618.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NINTCHDBPICT000856089706.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Cesana Pariol in the Italian region of Piedmont hosted the sliding events 17 years ago but it has now been left derelict. <\/p>\n<p>Olympic medals in the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton all were won on its track.<\/p>\n<p>The facility eventually stopped hosting competitions in 2012 and it was then used as a training venue.<\/p>\n<p>But it has now been left untouched for several years with the grass overgrown and the iconic Olympic rings torn down. <\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE IN SPORT<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Arsenal-news-83.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Arsenal-news-83.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Arsenal-news-83.jpg\"><\/picture><span>THAT&#x27;S ALL FOLKS <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&#x27;Spooky&#x27; 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