Barcelona 1992: Olympic venues overview
Thirty-eight competition venues were used for the Olympic Games Barcelona 1992, 32 of which remain in use. Eighteen of the competition venues were existing, 16 were new and four were temporary. One of the existing venues has been demolished and another has been closed and remains unused.
All the 16 new venues are in use and continue to benefit Barcelona’s sporting and cultural scene today, staging major competitions and providing training and recreational facilities for athletes and the city’s residents.
For example, the Palau d'Esports has become home to BM Granollers, one of Spain’s most revered handball clubs. Likewise, the multi-purpose venue, Pavelló de la Mar Bella, has become part of a wider sports complex, and is considered the centre of school sport in Barcelona. The Castelldefels Olympic Canal and the Parc del Segre in La Seu d'Urgell are busy competition venues for water sports, and are also used as leisure sites.
The RCD Espanyol Stadium was demolished a few years after the Games, whereas the Olympic Stadium was used for sport, music concerts and city events during the two decades afterwards. Its future is currently under discussion due to the fact that no significant sports events have been held at the venue since 2012.