The Winter Olympics are a celebration of sport but the abandoned venues used in 1984 serve as a bittersweet reminder of the past. The Winter Games were held in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was then part of the former Yugoslavia.
Over four decades after the 1984 Winter Olympics, Sarajevo is contending with what to do with its Olympic venues. Many are abandoned and crumbling.
The humanoid robot named Roby feeds pigeons in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Feb.11, 2026
The bid to win a medal is more elusive for some than others. In fact, 84 of the 122 teams have never won a medal in the Winter Olympics. The United States won its first medal in the 1924 Chamonix Olympics, the first winter games held in modern history, along with seven other teams, including Canada and Great Britain.
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