Athens Olympic Sports Complex

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Olympic Aquatic Centre (Athens)

The Olympic Aquatic Centre is a complex at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex, consisting of two outdoor pools and one indoor pool, that was built for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The larger of the outdoor pools, which seats 11,500 spectators, hosted swimming and water polo events. The smaller pool, which hosted synchronized swimming, sat 5,300 fans. The indoor pool, which hosted the diving events, sat 6,200 observers.

The outdoor pool was the subject of significant controversy during the run-up to the Olympic games. A roof that was intended to shield the swimmers from the blazing Athens sun had to be scrapped, leaving the athletes and most of the fans without shade during the events; however, during the course of the games, there were no major complaints made by the athletes regarding the facility, nor was there any mention of the lack of a roof affecting athletes’ performances – in fact, many Olympic and world records were broken and/or set in this FINA-approved, world-class venue.

Athens Olympic Tennis Centre

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Athens Olympic Velodrome

The Olympic Velodrome is a stadium at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex that was the site of the track cycling events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The stadium, which seats 5,250 – though only 3,300 seats were made publicly available for the games – has distinctive twin roofs covering the stands on each side, designed by Santiago Calatrava. The track, made of Afzelia wood, is 250 m. long and 7.5 m. wide. Construction of the stadium was completed on May 30, 2004, and it was officially opened on July 30, 2004.

Olympic Indoor Hall

The Olympic Indoor Hall (also known simply as the Indoor Hall) is the largest indoor venue in use for sporting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. It is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex, in the suburb of Marousi. The arena was used for artistic gymnastics and trampolining and also hosted the finals of the basketball matches at the games.

The arena seats up to 17,500 for the gymnastics events and 19,200 for the basketball games, though only 12,500 seats were made publicly available for the gymnastics. Construction of the building was completed on August 30, 2004, and it was officially opened on August 10, 2004, shortly before the beginning of the games. It is notable for the distinctive A-frame roof.

The Indoor Hall is now the regular home court for the Panathinaikos basketball club.

On May 18 and 20, 2006 the Olympic Indoor Hall hosted the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, that was held in Athens after Greece’s victory at the Song Contest in 2005. There was 15,000 seats available for spectators, both for the semi final and the grand final. On May 4 and 6, 2007, the Indoor Hall will host the Euroleague Final Four, the semifinal and final rounds of Europe’s principal club competition in basketball.

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