【Student Wife (2016)】

Sadly,Student Wife (2016) only six months after the Rio Games ended, it looks like several of the city’s major Olympic venues are already falling apart.

Since the Paralympics closing ceremony on Sept. 18, the key games precinct has been shut down, the Maracanã Stadium has been looted, and the Olympic golf course is struggling to stay afloat. It's an unfortunate situation we've seen happen after Olympics in other cities, too.

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Maracanã Stadium, the the Rio Games' largest and most recognizable arena, is now deteriorating at an alarming rate.

Windows inside the stadium have been smashed, copper wire stolen from walls and ceilings, and 10 percent of the 78,000 seats have reportedly been torn up. Even more obviously, the vibrant green playing surface that once held the world's finest athletes is now almost completely bare.

The stadium then:

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 27: Diego of Flamengo celebrates a scored goal against Santos during a match between Flamengo and Santos as part of Brasileirao Series A 2016 at Maracana stadium on November 27, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) Credit: Buda Mendes/Getty Images

And now:

View of the world-famous Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on January 18, 2017. After playing a key role in the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, hosted by Brazil, the iconic Maracana Stadium has fallen into a state of abandon due to a contract dispute, and is closed to tourists. / AFP / VANDERLEI ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images) Credit: AFP/Getty Images

It was even reported Rio's electric company cut off power to the stadium in late January in response to unpaid bills in the ballpark of $940,000.

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The venue, which aside from the 2016 Games has been used by four major Rio club teams andhosted the final match of the 1950 World Cup, has now been completely empty since the conclusion of the Olympics.

Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Mandatory Credit: Photo by AP/REX/Shutterstock (8327086g) This photo shows the inside of Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 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 Rio The Aftermath, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 02 Feb 2017 Credit: AP/REX/Shutterstock

The city's $20-million golf course also doesn't look so great. The Guardianreported that course superintendent Neil Cleverly said his company Progolf hasn't been paid by the Brazilian Golf Confederation for two months.

Four other venues at Olympic Park also haven't attracted new operators since the end of the games. Two arenas -- the velodrome and tennis centre -- have been effectively closed down, as they're off-limits to the community and visitors.

The golf course then:

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 20: Inbee Park of Korea plays her shot from the 16th tee during the Women's Golf Final on Day 15 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Golf Course on August 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) Credit: Getty Images

Right next to the golf course now:

Abandoned prefabricated houses remain next to 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, Brazil, on November 23, 2016. / AFP / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images) Credit: AFP/Getty Images

While the Olympic athletes’ 800,000-square-meter village remains open, few locals actually want to buy into it. Planned to be public housing after the Olympics, Rio residents find the village to be too expensive, and it now sits relatively empty.

An Amnesty study said Rio’s Olympics left “a shady legacy of a city entrenched with marginalisation and discrimination ... and a record of human rights violations where violence remains part of the game."

Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Mandatory Credit: Photo by AP/REX/Shutterstock (8327086f) A woman walks past Olympic rings covered with a canvas at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 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 Rio The Aftermath, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 02 Feb 2017 Credit: AP/REX/Shutterstock

While the affluent citizens have benefitted from the games with improved public transportation, Rio's poor suffered, with almost 80,000 residents being forced out of their homes to make room for the games.

(H/T The Guardian)

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