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Olympic venues in Rio de Janeiro are falling apart

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In this Feb. 2, 2017 photo, nobs are left where seats were ripped out at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The stadium was used for soccer during the Olympics.
In this Feb. 2, 2017 photo, nobs are left where seats were ripped out at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The stadium was used for soccer during the Olympics.
Silvia Izquierdo, AP
This Feb. 2, 2017 photo shows Maracana stadium ' s dry playing field in Rio de Janeiro. The stadium was renovated for the 2014 World Cup at a cost of about $500 million, and largely abandoned after the Olympics and Paralympics, then hit by vandals who ripped out thousands of seats and stole televisions.
This Feb. 2, 2017 photo shows Maracana stadium's dry playing field in Rio de Janeiro. The stadium was renovated for the 2014 World Cup at a cost of about $500 million, and largely abandoned after the Olympics and Paralympics, then hit by vandals who ripped out thousands of seats and stole televisions.
Mario Lobao, AP
Sand covers the Olympic venue for tennis at the Olympic Park after it was used for beach volleyball in Rio de Janeiro. This photo was taken Feb. 17, 2017.
Sand covers the Olympic venue for tennis at the Olympic Park after it was used for beach volleyball in Rio de Janeiro. This photo was taken Feb. 17, 2017.
YASUYOSHI CHIBA, AFP/Getty Images
View of the Olympic Velodrome at the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 17, 2017, about six month after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
View of the Olympic Velodrome at the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 17, 2017, about six month after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
YASUYOSHI CHIBA, AFP/Getty Images
A view of the Carioca Arena 2, which hosted wrestling and judo during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, at the Olympic Park.
A view of the Carioca Arena 2, which hosted wrestling and judo during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, at the Olympic Park.
YASUYOSHI CHIBA, AFP/Getty Images
In this Feb. 2, 2017 photo, a trash can lays by ripped seats at one of the dugouts in Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
In this Feb. 2, 2017 photo, a trash can lays by ripped seats at one of the dugouts in Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
Silvia Izquierdo, AP
A view the Olympic golf course, created and used for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and now run by the Brazilian Golf Confederation for the public, in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 23, 2016.
A view the Olympic golf course, created and used for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and now run by the Brazilian Golf Confederation for the public, in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 23, 2016.
YASUYOSHI CHIBA, AFP/Getty Images
Empty multi-story buildings are seen from the club house next to the Olympic golf course, which is now run by the Brazilian Golf Confederation for the public, in Rio de Janeiro, on Nov. 23, 2016.
Empty multi-story buildings are seen from the club house next to the Olympic golf course, which is now run by the Brazilian Golf Confederation for the public, in Rio de Janeiro, on Nov. 23, 2016.
YASUYOSHI CHIBA, AFP/Getty Images
This Feb. 4, 2017 photo shows translucent tapestries created by Brazilian artist Adriana Varejao, falling from the exterior of Olympic Aquatic stadium inside Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro. The Olympic Park is a cutting-edge ghost town.
This Feb. 4, 2017 photo shows translucent tapestries created by Brazilian artist Adriana Varejao, falling from the exterior of Olympic Aquatic stadium inside Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro. The Olympic Park is a cutting-edge ghost town.
Silvia Izquierdo, AP
This Feb. 2, 2017 photo shows the inside of Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The stadium was renovated for the 2014 World Cup at a cost of about $500 million, and largely abandoned after the Olympics and Paralympics, then hit by vandals.
This Feb. 2, 2017 photo shows the inside of Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The stadium was renovated for the 2014 World Cup at a cost of about $500 million, and largely abandoned after the Olympics and Paralympics, then hit by vandals.
Silvia Izquierdo, AP
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