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The Athens Olympic Sports Complex

Olympic Stadium – 75,000 seats – Athletic events and opening and closing ceremonies.

A steel-and-glass roof for the main stadium was so delayed that the International Olympic Committee had considered asking Athens organizers to cancel it. Most of the work on the roof was completed on June 4.

Olympic Tennis Center main court – 8,000 seats semi-finals courts – 4,000 and 2,000 seats 13 other courts with 200 seats each

Olympic Indoor Hall – 15,000 seats – Gymnastics and Basketball

Olympic Aquatic Center – 11,000 seats – Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, and Synchronized Swimming

Olympic Velodrome – 5,000 seats – cycling events

FALIRO COASTAL ZONE COMPLEX (FOSC)

Peace and Friendship Stadium – 14,000 seats – Volleyball

Sports Pavilion – 8,000 seats – Taekwondo and Handball preliminary rounds

Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre – 10,000 seats – Beach Volleyball Nearly 100 athletes will compete in a 9,600-seat complex in Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex, 25 kilometers from the Olympic Village in Athens.

HELLINIKO OLYMPIC COMPLEX (HOSC)

The Helliniko Olympic Complex is twenty miles south of the Olympic Village

Olympic Baseball Centre 2 main fields – 9,000 and 4,000 seats, respectively

Olympic Hockey Center large field – 12,000 seats small field – 4,000 seats

Olympic Softball Stadium – 5,000 seats and 2 warm-up fields

Olympic Indoor Hall I and II – Basketball prelim, Handball finals – 8,500 seats total

Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Center – 5,000 seats

OTHER COMPETITION VENUES

A number of sports and events will be conducted at other locations

The Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Center – 4,000 seats

Goudi Olympic Complex – 3 total areas - Modern Pentathlon, 2,000 seats area for Swimming, 5,000 seats for Riding and Running and 4,500 seats for Fencing and Shooting. will also host Badminton

Panathinaiko Stadium – 5,500 seats – Archery

Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Center – southern Attica, Sailing competition

Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue – Cycling, Mountain Biking competition

Vouliagmeni Olympic Center – Attica region, hosts the Triathlon

Markopoulo Equestrian Center – 3 areas, 15,000 seat jumping arena, 8,000 seat dressage area, and eventing course with seating for 40,000

Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall – southwest Attica, 5,000 seats

Ano Liossia Olympic Hall – 2 areas – Judo, 8,000 seats – Wrestling, 9,300 seats

Galasti Olympic Hall – Athens suburbs - Table Tennis and Rhythmic Gymnastics – 6,000 seats

Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre – east Attica – 8,000 seats total in 4 areas

Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall - Boxing

Football (soccer) - held in 4 separate stadiums - Pampelonannisiako Stadium in Patras, Panthessaliko Stadium inVolos, Kaftantzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki and Pankritio Stadium in Heraklio


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