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Sarajevo 1984 Legacy

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The Olympic Winter Games Sarajevo 1984 helped the city to evolve and become a lasting source of pride for its residents.

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Sarajevo 1984: Identity and pride untouched by conflict

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This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Olympic Winter Games Sarajevo 1984 – an occasion to celebrate remarkable sporting achievements, and a testament to the resilience of a city that has weathered the storms of history.

An event worth remembering 

Sarajevo 1984: A Living Legacy of Peace 

The Bosnian War of 1992-1995 saw those venues come under deliberate attack. Symbols of Sarajevo’s Olympic identity, they were repeatedly targeted

The museum is home to a large collection of memorabilia from the Olympic Winter Games and to artworks devoted to the event by local painters and

A phoenix rises from the ashes 

These celebrations have helped keep Sarajevo’s Olympic heritage alive.  They began in the year of the Games and have continued ever since, even

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An event worth remembering

Following the Olympic Winter Games and as part of the city’s social housing scheme, the Village’s 639 apartments were made available to families

Mojmilo Olympic Village 

Mount Trebevic had always been a favoured location for local residents, providing them with a refuge from the pollution of Sarajevo until war

The revival of Mount Trebevic 

New hotels were built to cope with the increase in the number of tourists, who in turn brought much-needed hard currency with them.

Cleaner air and urban improvement

The foundation owns and manages four of the venues that were used at the Sarajevo 1984 Olympic Winter Games: Zetra Olympic Hall (ice hockey, figure

Safeguarding the city's sporting facilities

The five-day sporting event was the largest held in the city since the Olympic Winter Games, and brought together 1,600 athletes aged 14 to 18

A return to the sporting limelight

All the Olympic venues suffered heavy damage during the Bosnian War. With the exception of the ski jumps and the sliding tracks, they have been

Venues overview 

Zetra Olympic Hall was constructed specifically for the 1984 Olympic Winter Games. It is the largest such facility in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Zetra Olympic Complex 

The Malo Polje facilities include a fully functioning restaurant and a small ski lift and slope used for beginners’ ski classes, while the ski

Igman venues

The Bjelasnica resort, located close to the Igman venues, hosted the men’s Alpine skiing events. Jahorina was created for the women’s Alpine skiing

Alpine Skiing venues

Kosevo Stadium is the home of football team Sarajevo FK and the country’s national team. It also plays host to local and national track and field,

Kosevo Stadium

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The Olympic Games are all about their legacies. The benefits that the Games create – from increased sports participation and educational programmes to a boosted economy and an improved urban environment – are numerous.

Sarajevo 1984 Legacy

Sarajevo 1984: Identity and pride untouched by conflict

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