A Nini doll, one of five mascots for the 2008 Summer Olympics, lies among trees behind an abandoned mall in Beijing, on July 20, 2018, a decade after the Chinese capital hosted the Games. Picture: AFP
A Nini doll, one of five mascots for the 2008 Summer Olympics, lies among trees behind an abandoned mall in Beijing, on July 20, 2018, a decade after the Chinese capital hosted the Games. Picture: AFP
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Beijing Olympics 10 years on: the legacy crumbles but for the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube

Packed with cheering spectators in 2008, most of the Beijing Games sporting venues have been forgotten and left to the elements

Sam Wainwright

Updated: 8:18am, 8 Aug, 2018

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A Nini doll, one of five mascots for the 2008 Summer Olympics, lies among trees behind an abandoned mall in Beijing, on July 20, 2018, a decade after the Chinese capital hosted the Games. Picture: AFP
A Nini doll, one of five mascots for the 2008 Summer Olympics, lies among trees behind an abandoned mall in Beijing, on July 20, 2018, a decade after the Chinese capital hosted the Games. Picture: AFP
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