These are examples on some of the games that were held in the olympic games
This is the close ceremony
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The new Pankritio Stadium in Heraklion/ Crete has a capacity of 27,000 seats, and will host 10 games of the sport of football during the Olympic Games. It will also include a 400 m track of eight lanes, shot put and hammer throw valves and other facilities (swimming pool, multipurpose hall, administration offices etc.) for post-Olympic use. It will officially be opened as an Olympic Stadium on August 11, 2004. The stadium was inaugurated on 31 March 2004, with an international friendly game of the Greek National Football Team.
The men and women football preliminaries will be hosted here, on August 11-12, prior to the official Olympic Opening Ceremony
and also on August 14-15, and 18
The women's quarter finals are here on August 20
The men's quarter finals on August 21
A women's semifinal is here on August 23. (The men's semifinals on August 24 are held in Athens and Thessaloniki).
The building of the stadium has begun in 1990. The total cost for the completion of the stadium is estimated to be € 50 million. It is located in the Lido district of Heraklion, west of the centre.
After The Olympic Games the stadium will be the official stadium of 1st Division OFI Crete football club.
During the games official tickets cost Euro 10 - 30 for the preliminaries and quarter finals, and Euro 30 - 55 for the semifinal. A ticket can be obtained through the official channels, local National Olympic Committees, and through various tickets' sites on internet.
The men and women football preliminaries will be hosted here, on August 11-12, prior to the official Olympic Opening Ceremony
and also on August 14-15, and 18
The women's quarter finals are here on August 20
The men's quarter finals on August 21
A women's semifinal is here on August 23. (The men's semifinals on August 24 are held in Athens and Thessaloniki).
The building of the stadium has begun in 1990. The total cost for the completion of the stadium is estimated to be € 50 million. It is located in the Lido district of Heraklion, west of the centre.
After The Olympic Games the stadium will be the official stadium of 1st Division OFI Crete football club.
During the games official tickets cost Euro 10 - 30 for the preliminaries and quarter finals, and Euro 30 - 55 for the semifinal. A ticket can be obtained through the official channels, local National Olympic Committees, and through various tickets' sites on internet.
* Medals and winner countries.
The winning country was the United States with a total of 102 medals, the winning team was second with 63 medals and China the third winner was Russia with 92 medals.
Sports and important articles.
Main sports are : Athletics, badminton, basketball, handball, baseball, boxing, Cycling: mountain , track, route, Water sports: swimming synchronized Swimming jumps water polo, riding ,
fencing, football, gymnastics: rhythmic Gymnastics, springboard,
artistic gymnastics, weightlifting, Hockey, judo, Wrestling: wrestling, wrestling, canoeing, modern Pentathlon, rowing, softball, Taekwondo, tennis, Table tennis, Archery, Olympic shooting, triathlon, candle, volleyball.
One article important is:
Main article: Journey of the Athens 2004 Olympic Torch The Olympic Torch of these games in 35 days visiting 26 countries on five continents.In total rose by 33 cities around the world (including all previous sites of the Summer Olympics) plus its long journey through many places in Greece. The Olympic flame was lit, as is tradition, on March 25 in Olympia and after more thana month's tour of Greek lands traveled to Sydney where he began his international travel, on June 4. After traveling around the world, on July 9 came back to Greece and after another month of visit to various cities came on August 13, the opening day of the Games, the Olympic Stadium in Athens.
fencing, football, gymnastics: rhythmic Gymnastics, springboard,
artistic gymnastics, weightlifting, Hockey, judo, Wrestling: wrestling, wrestling, canoeing, modern Pentathlon, rowing, softball, Taekwondo, tennis, Table tennis, Archery, Olympic shooting, triathlon, candle, volleyball.
One article important is:
Main article: Journey of the Athens 2004 Olympic Torch The Olympic Torch of these games in 35 days visiting 26 countries on five continents.In total rose by 33 cities around the world (including all previous sites of the Summer Olympics) plus its long journey through many places in Greece. The Olympic flame was lit, as is tradition, on March 25 in Olympia and after more thana month's tour of Greek lands traveled to Sydney where he began his international travel, on June 4. After traveling around the world, on July 9 came back to Greece and after another month of visit to various cities came on August 13, the opening day of the Games, the Olympic Stadium in Athens.
History.
The XXVIII Olympic Summer Games were held in Athens (Greece) from August 13 to August 29, 2004. For 17 days sporting events were held which brought togetherdelegates from 201 countries and more than
10 000 athletes.
The official mascots Athena and Phoebus were so named in honor of the godsAthena and Apollo, ancient protectors of the city.
The symbol of the event was the laurel wreath, given its significance in ancient Greece and in his first Olympics, so she placed a crown similar to the three medalistsin each event.
Candidacy.
After losing the Centennial Olympic Games with the U.S. Atlanta, Athens wasengaged in a process to be chosen to host the Olympics. In September 1997, in Lausanne, Switzerland, a year after Atlanta 1996, Athens surpassed the city of Rome, Italy by 66 votes to 41, being chosen to host the XXVIII Olympic Games. Cape Town in South Africa, Stockholm in Sweden and Buenos Aires in Argentina, were eliminated in previous rounds.
Other cities that were nominated to host the Games, but not made the cut were: Istanbul, Turkey. Lille, France. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Sevilla, Spain. St. Petersburg, Russia.
The opening ceremony of the XXVIII Olympic Games took place on August 13, 2004, in Athens Olympic Stadium before more than one hundred thousand spectators. Afteran introduction to the maritime character of Greece, the main field was filled with water simulating a large pool. From this large lake in flames emerged the five Olympic rings a huge kicking staging of hundreds of actors telling the story floats in Greece, counting from ancient mythology to modern times.
The ceremony was terminated after the lighting of the Olympic flame for windsurfingmedalist of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, Nikolaos Kaklamanakis.
10 000 athletes.
The official mascots Athena and Phoebus were so named in honor of the godsAthena and Apollo, ancient protectors of the city.
The symbol of the event was the laurel wreath, given its significance in ancient Greece and in his first Olympics, so she placed a crown similar to the three medalistsin each event.
Candidacy.
After losing the Centennial Olympic Games with the U.S. Atlanta, Athens wasengaged in a process to be chosen to host the Olympics. In September 1997, in Lausanne, Switzerland, a year after Atlanta 1996, Athens surpassed the city of Rome, Italy by 66 votes to 41, being chosen to host the XXVIII Olympic Games. Cape Town in South Africa, Stockholm in Sweden and Buenos Aires in Argentina, were eliminated in previous rounds.
Other cities that were nominated to host the Games, but not made the cut were: Istanbul, Turkey. Lille, France. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Sevilla, Spain. St. Petersburg, Russia.
The opening ceremony of the XXVIII Olympic Games took place on August 13, 2004, in Athens Olympic Stadium before more than one hundred thousand spectators. Afteran introduction to the maritime character of Greece, the main field was filled with water simulating a large pool. From this large lake in flames emerged the five Olympic rings a huge kicking staging of hundreds of actors telling the story floats in Greece, counting from ancient mythology to modern times.
The ceremony was terminated after the lighting of the Olympic flame for windsurfingmedalist of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, Nikolaos Kaklamanakis.
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