1972 Munich Olympics legacy

Many Olympic facilities quickly fall into disrepair. There’s not enough money for maintenance once the Games end.

Munich is an exception to that rule.

The 2022 European Championships in AthleticsCyclingTriathlonWomen’s Artistic GymnasticsMen’s Artistic Gymnastics and Rowing were hosted here.

More than 14,000 events have taken place in the Olympic Park since 1972. In 2019 alone, the park registered 4,3 million visitors, of which 2,9 million visited 417 events and more than 1,4 million visited the tourism and leisure facilities. …

The Olympiapark München GmbH is an investment company 100% owned by the City of Munich. …

 It offers indoor (Soccer arena, ice rink, swimming pool, a fitness studio and wellness facilities) and outdoor (Exercise Areas, tennis, mini-golf, inline skating, boat rental) high-level facilities promoting an active and healthy lifestyle. It also hosts sport clubs for team sports such as water polo, swimming, diving, underwater rugby, figure skating and ice dancing, ice hockey or short-track. It is a place made for families and young people. …

OlympicCities.org

I was last here as a teenager in 1976.

But it looked even better to me as a tourist in 2023. Very busy.

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