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Sports Sunday – Olympic Stadiums

The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. Traditionally, the opening and closing ceremonies and the track & field competitions are held in the Olympic Stadium. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words Olympic Stadium as part of their name. The Winter Olympic Games do not have a central Olympic Stadium, however some edifices are designated as the Olympic Stadium, which usually hosts the opening and closing ceremonies.

2016

Estádio Olímpico João Havelange 'Engenhão'
2012

2012 Olympic Stadium (under construction)
2008

2008 Olympics - National Stadium
2004
Olympic Stadium

2000

Stadium Australia
1996

Center Parc Stadium
1992

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
1988

Seoul Olympic Stadium and Park
1984

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1980

Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki Stadion
1976

Olympic Stadium - Montreal
1972

Olympiastadion München
1968

Estadio Olímpico Universitario
1964

Olympic Stadium - Tokyo
1960

Stadio Olimpico
1956

Melbourne Cricket Ground
1952

Helsinki Olympic Stadium
1948

Wembley Stadium
1936

Olympiastadion - Berlin
1932

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1928

Olympic Stadium Amsterdam (1928)
1924

Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
1920

Olympic Stadium Antwerp
1912

Stockholm Olympic Stadium
1908

Former site of the 1908 Olympic Stadium
1904

Francis Field (1904 Olympic Stadium)
1900

Velodrome Municipale Jacques Anquetil
1896
Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaron)