Athens Olympics

Over 10,000 athletes came to Athens to compete for the gold in the 2004 Summer Olympics. The 2004 Athens Olympics marked the return of the games to the country that originated the Olympics in the first place. During the said event, more than 70,000 fans from all over world wanted to witness these athlete fight for the gold medal. What once was a venue for competition and sportsmanship is now an abandoned structure that has been overtaken by overgrown plants.