Οι Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, κοινώς γνωστοί ως Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004 διοργανώθηκαν στην Αθήνα (Ελλάδα) από τις 13 Αυγούστου έως τις 29 Αυγούστου 2004.
Συμμετείχαν περίπου 10.500 αθλητές μαζί με 5.500 προπονητές και
συνοδούς από 202 χώρες. Υπήρξαν συνολικά 301 τελετές απονομής μεταλλίων
από 28 διαφορετικά αθλήματα.
Steven Bloor
On 13 August 2004, the Olympic Games came home to Greece for the XXVIII Olympiad at an estimated cost of approximately €9bn. A decade after the sporting extravaganza, many of its once-gleaming Olympic venues now lie abandoned. For many Greeks who swelled with pride at the time, the Games are now a source of anger as the country struggles through a six-year depression, record unemployment, homelessness and poverty, with many questioning how the nation has benefited from the multi-billion-dollar event
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| The Olympic Sports Complex. Photographs: Yannis Kolesidis/EPA |
On 13 August 2004, the Olympic Games came home to Greece for the XXVIII Olympiad at an estimated cost of approximately €9bn. A decade after the sporting extravaganza, many of its once-gleaming Olympic venues now lie abandoned. For many Greeks who swelled with pride at the time, the Games are now a source of anger as the country struggles through a six-year depression, record unemployment, homelessness and poverty, with many questioning how the nation has benefited from the multi-billion-dollar event
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The Schinias Centre in Marathon that hosted the rowing and canoeing competitions. Photograph: Yannis Kolesidis/EPA -
An abandoned training field at the Olympic Village. Photograph: Orestis Panagiotou/EPA -
The abandoned beach volleyball venue in Neo Faliro. Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP -
Worn press seats at the outdoor Olympic Swimming Pool of the Olympic Complex. Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP -
The remains of a fountain decorated with the Olympic rings and graffiti-defaced marble blocks dedicated to Greek Olympic medal winners are seen at the Olympic village. Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP -
An abandoned training pool for athletes at the Olympic Village. Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP -
Posters with the logo of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games are seen inside a hall at the Olympic sailing centre, which is now used as a marina, in the Agios Kosmas suburb, south of Athens. Photograph: Yorgos Karahalis/Reuters -
The Olympic Hockey Stadium at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images -
Outside the Olympic Stadium. Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images -
The Olympic Softball Stadium at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images -
The Taekwondo Olympic Stadium at Faliro Olympic Complex. Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images -
Derelict buildings at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images -
The Olympic Aquatic Centre. Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images -
The Olympic Aquatic Centre. Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images -
The Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre at the Helliniko Olympic complex. Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images -
The Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre at the Helliniko Olympic complex. Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images -
One venue that has done well post-Games is the Panathenaic stadium in Athens. The old Olympic Stadium of Athens, a marble reconstruction of the city’s ancient stadium built for the first modern Olympics held in Athens, is open to ticket-paying visitors who can also visit a small Olympic museum on the site. Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP
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