A plan to demolish and rebuild Sydney's Olympic stadium just 18 years after it hosted the Summer Games has been put on hold after a fierce public backlash.

FILE - Sydney Olympic Stadium is prepared as one of the venues for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Sydney, Sept. 12, 2003, and will again be the venue for the 2027 Rugby World Cup final.

FILE - Sydney Olympic Stadium is prepared as one of the venues for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Sydney, Sept. 12, 2003, and will again be the venue for the 2027 Rugby World Cup final.Rick Rycroft/AP ...