China’s Olympic legacy remains idle

Dubbed the most expensive Olympic games in history, many venues used in the Beijing games of 2008 now remain empty.

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London is about to start the one-year countdown to next year’s summer Olympic Games.

But in China, which hosted the event in 2008, many of its multi-million dollar facilities sit idle, despite government assurances that they would be put to good use.

Al Jazeera’s Melissa Chan reports from Beijing.

Source: Al Jazeera