The Helliniko Olympic Complex
is situated at Ellinikon on the east coast of Greece south of Athens, approximately 16 kilometres from the Olympic Village. It was built on the site of the former Ellinikon International Airport for the staging of the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Paralympics. It consists of 5 separate venues.
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Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre
The Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre hosted the
Canoe and Kayak Slalom events at the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens,
Greece. It consists of a competition course, a secondary training course, and a warm-up lake of natural form that occupies a total area of 27,000 square metres. The total land surface area consists of 288,000 square metres. The facility seats 7,600 spectators, though only 6,700 seats were made publicly available for the Olympics.
Olympic Hockey Centre
Olympic Hockey Centre was the site of the
Field Hockey events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The facility consists of two hockey fields. The larger stadium seats 7,200 fans - though only 5,200 seats have been made publicly available during the games, and the smaller stadium seats 2,100 spectators - though only 1,200 seats have been made publicly available during the games. The facility was completed on February 29, 2004 and officially opened on August 11, 2004, shortly before the beginning of the Games.
During the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games, the Olympic Hockey Centre was the venue for
Football 5-a-side and
Football 7-a-side
Olympic Baseball Centre
The Olympic Baseball Centre in
Athens consists of two
Baseball stadiums. It was the site of the
Baseball games at the 2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens,
Greece. The facility consists of two fields. The larger stadium seats 8,700 fans-though only 6,700 seats were made publicly available during the Olympics - and the smaller stadium seats 4,000 spectators- though only 3,300 seats were made publicly available during the Games. The facility had to be constructed with significant foreign help in the design, as there were only a handful of dusty baseball diamonds in the whole of
Greece before the 2004 Olympics were awarded to Athens in 1997. Construction on the facility was completed on
February 27,
2004, and it was officially opened on
August 12,
2004, a day before the
Opening Ceremonies.
During the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games, the Olympic Baseball Centre was the venue for
Archery.
Olympic Softball Stadium
The Olympic Softball Stadium is a
softball stadium that hosted the
Softball during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The venue consists of a main softball field of 4,800 seats - though only 3,400 seats were made publicly available during the games - and 2 warm-up fields nearby. Construction on the facility was completed on
February 29,
2004, and it was officially opened on
July 30,
2004.
Indoor Arena
The Indoor arena is an
arena adjacent to the Fencing Hall. It hosted the
Basketball preliminary matches and the
Handball finals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The facility seats 14,500 spectators for
basketball - though only 10,700 seats were made publicly available during the Olympics - and seats 13,000 fans for
handball - though only 10,300 seats were made publicly available during the games. The facility was completed on
May 31,
2004 and officially opened on
July 30,
2004.
During the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games, the Indoor Arena was the venue for
Wheelchair rugby.
Fencing Hall
The fencing Hall is an
arena adjacent to the Indoor Arena. It hosted the
Fencing matches at the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens,
Greece. The facility seats 3,800 for the preliminary matches and 5,000 for the final matches. The facility was officially opened on
July 30,
2004.
During the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games, the Fencing Hall was the venue for
Wheelchair fencing.