"The 2026 Olympic opening ceremony was a 3 ½-hour extravaganza that mainly took place at Milan's San Siro Stadium. With a capacity of over 75,000, it's the largest stadium in Italy and one of the largest stadiums across Europe. It's also the home of soccer teams AC Milan and Inter Milan. Italy is lucky that San Siro was large enough for the opening ceremony. Many countries have to spend millions constructing a stadium specifically for the opening and closing ceremonies."
"But what happens to them after the Games? Some are renovated and turned into sporting arenas. Others are left somewhat abandoned, as the host city often doesn't need the thousands of seats. Or they're destroyed entirely - in Lake Placid, New York, the stadium used for the opening ceremony was demolished soon after the 1980 Games. Here's what Olympic stadiums looked like at their peak, and how they've changed since the torch was extinguished."
The 2026 Olympic opening ceremony lasted three and a half hours and was mainly held at Milan’s San Siro Stadium. San Siro holds over 75,000 spectators and serves as home to AC Milan and Inter Milan. Many countries build or expand stadiums specifically for opening and closing ceremonies, often costing millions. Post-Games outcomes vary: some stadiums are renovated for continued sporting use, others become partially abandoned when cities lack demand for large seating capacities, and some are demolished, as happened to the Lake Placid opening stadium after the 1980 Games. Stadiums frequently receive second lives or fall into disuse depending on local needs.
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