10 July 2012 Last updated at 12:23

In pictures: Beijing's Olympic venue legacy

The "Bird's Nest", or Beijing National Stadium, photographed in April 2012 as it marked the 100 day countdown to the London Olympics.

As the London Olympics draw closer, questions have arisen about the future of the venues, with Beijing's 2008 Games a key indicator. The "Bird's Nest", or Beijing National Stadium, was the iconic venue and is still actively used for international sports tournaments.

Oars have been lined-up on a jetty on the rowing course during the Beijing Olympics in 2008

This is the venue in Beijing that hosted water events during the 2008 Games...

A sign for male changing rooms lies next to the unused jetty by the waterside of the rowing venue used in the Beijing Olympics.

... but this is the same venue now. A sign for a men's changing room lies abandoned by a jetty on the rowing course.

The kayaking course used during the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Kayaking events had taken place here. Now, with its water pumped out, the concrete cavity lies empty and dry.

The entrance to the rowing venue used at the Beijing Olympics in 2008

A rusting logo for rowing on the gate outside the water course.

A view of the Wukasong baseball field in 2008

This is the Wukesong baseball field in Beijing during a game at the 2008 Olympics...

The former venue for baseball at the Beijing Olympics.

...photographed in April this year, a stray dog rests on a slab of glass nestled between overgrown weeds and shrubs in the grounds of the same field.

The venue for beach volleyball in Beijing, used during the Olympics in 2008.

Beach volleyball matches were held inside this stadium, which is now covered in torn posters and murals.

A view from inside the Beijing National Aquatic Centre when it was relaunched as a water park in 2010.

Some venues have been re-focused. The National Aquatic Centre, also known as the "water cube", has been used to host fashion shows and as an indoor water park.

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