The Olympic Athletic Center of Athens Spiros Louis (Greek: Ολυμπιακό Αθλητικό Κέντρο Αθηνών "Σπύρος Λούης", Olympiakó Athlitikó Kéntro Athinón "Spýros Loúis") or OACA (OAKA)), is a sport facilities complex located at Marousi, a suburb of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. The complex consists of five major venues as well as other supplementary sport facilities.
The stadium, built in 1982 and extensively refurbished for the games in 2004, including the addition of a roof, hosted the athletics events and the soccer final, as well as the Opening Ceremony on August 13, 2004 and the Closing Ceremony on August 29, 2004.The venue also hosted the same events during the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
The Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall (also known simply as the Indoor Hall) was completed in 1995, and was 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 Maroussi. The arena was used for artistic gymnastics and trampolining and also hosted the finals of the basketball matches at the games. 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.
The Athens Olympic Sports Complex can be reached by Metro [stations "Neratziotissa" and "Irini" of Metro Line 1 (Green Line)], by suburban train (Proastiakos station "Neratziotissa"), or by direct bus lines [A7 (Stournari – Kifissia), 602 (N. Ionia – Kalogreza – Panormou Metro Station), 550 (P. Faliro – Kifissia).
Legacy
While it was reported in 2008 that almost all of the Olympic venues utilized for the 2004 games, including certain facilities in the Sports Complex such as the velodrome and tennis center, have fallen into varying states of dereliction or disrepair, all of the facilities in the Athens Olympic Sports Complex are still in use today.[1]
The table below illustrates how the Athens Olympic Sports Complex facilities are used today:
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Athens Olympic Sports Complex news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Olympic Athletic Center of Athens Spiros Louis Greek Olympiako A8lhtiko Kentro A8hnwn Spyros Loyhs Olympiako Athlitiko Kentro Athinon Spyros Louis or OACA OAKA is a sport facilities complex located at Marousi a suburb of the Athens agglomeration Greece The complex consists of five major venues as well as other supplementary sport facilities Olympic Athletic Center of AthensOACAFull nameOlympic Athletic Center of Athens Spiros Louis LocationMaroussi Athens GreeceOwnerGreek GovernmentConstructionRenovated2000 2004 Olympic Games ArchitectSantiago Calatrava Revamping Websitehttp www oaka com grThe Olympic Athletic Center of Athens has hosted the Mediterranean Games in 1991 the World Championship in Athletics in 1997 as well as other important athletic and cultural events The most significant event the Athens Olympic Sports Complex has hosted was the Olympic Games OACA was the main venue for the Athens Olympic Games in 2004 The complex was revamped for the games under a design produced by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava Contents 1 Venues 1 1 Spyros Louis Athens Olympic Stadium 1 2 Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall 1 3 Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre 1 4 Athens Olympic Velodrome 1 5 Athens Olympic Tennis Centre 2 Transportation to and from the venue 3 Legacy 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksVenues EditSpyros Louis Athens Olympic Stadium Edit Main article Olympic Stadium Athens The stadium built in 1982 and extensively refurbished for the games in 2004 including the addition of a roof hosted the athletics events and the soccer final as well as the Opening Ceremony on August 13 2004 and the Closing Ceremony on August 29 2004 The venue also hosted the same events during the 2004 Summer Paralympics Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall Edit Main article Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall The Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall also known simply as the Indoor Hall was completed in 1995 and was 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 Maroussi The arena was used for artistic gymnastics and trampolining and also hosted the finals of the basketball matches at the games 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 Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Edit Main article Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Athens Olympic Velodrome Edit Main article Athens Olympic Velodrome Athens Olympic Tennis Centre Edit Main article Athens Olympic Tennis Centre Main article Athens Olympic Tennis Centre Main Court Athens Olympic Tennis Centre Main CourtTransportation to and from the venue EditThe Athens Olympic Sports Complex can be reached by Metro stations Neratziotissa and Irini of Metro Line 1 Green Line by suburban train Proastiakos station Neratziotissa or by direct bus lines A7 Stournari Kifissia 602 N Ionia Kalogreza Panormou Metro Station 550 P Faliro Kifissia Legacy EditWhile it was reported in 2008 that almost all of the Olympic venues utilized for the 2004 games including certain facilities in the Sports Complex such as the velodrome and tennis center have fallen into varying states of dereliction or disrepair all of the facilities in the Athens Olympic Sports Complex are still in use today 1 The table below illustrates how the Athens Olympic Sports Complex facilities are used today Facility Olympics use Current useSpyros Louis Athens Olympic Stadium OAKA Opening and closing ceremonies track and field football Home pitch for Panathinaikos FC football Greek Super League UEFA Champions League Greece national football team some matches international football competitions e g the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final 2 track and field events e g IAAF Athens Grand Prix 3 concertsNikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall Basketball gymnastics Home court for Panathinaikos B C 4 Greek BasketBall League EuroLeague Greece men s national basketball team Acropolis Tournament International basketball competitions e g the EuroLeague Final of Athens 2007 Eurovision 2006 and the 2008 FIBA Olympic Men s Basketball Qualifying Tournament 5 ConcertsAthens Olympic Aquatic Centre Swimming diving synchronized swimming water polo Domestic and international swimming meets 6 7 8 public pool 9 Athens Olympic Tennis Centre The Main Court Tennis Domestic and international tennis matches 10 11 Status Athens Open 12 Athens Olympic Velodrome Cycling Domestic and international cycling meets 13 References Edit After The Party What happens when the Olympics leave town London Independent co uk 2008 08 19 Archived from the original on September 6 2008 Retrieved 2009 05 16 McNulty Phil 2007 05 23 BBC SPORT Football Europe AC Milan 2 1 Liverpool BBC News Archived from the original on 28 May 2009 Retrieved 2009 05 16 Athens Grand Prix 2008 Tsiklitiria org Archived from the original on 14 May 2009 Retrieved 2009 05 16 Panathinaikos Bc Edra Paobc gr Archived from the original on 21 April 2009 Retrieved 2009 05 16 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifier Tournament for Men Archived from the original on 2008 05 27 Retrieved 2008 09 28 Olympiako A8lhtiko Kentro A8hnwn Oaka com gr Archived from the original on 1 May 2009 Retrieved 2009 05 16 Olympiako A8lhtiko Kentro A8hnwn Oaka com gr 2008 03 22 Archived from the original on 1 May 2009 Retrieved 2009 05 16 Olympiako A8lhtiko Kentro A8hnwn Oaka com gr 2006 07 16 Archived from the original on 1 May 2009 Retrieved 2009 05 16 Ellada Sbhsmena fwta stis olympiakes egkatastaseis E tipos com 2007 11 30 Retrieved 2009 05 16 Olympiako A8lhtiko Kentro A8hnwn Oaka com gr Archived from the original on 1 May 2009 Retrieved 2009 05 16 Athens Tennis Academy Athenstennisacademy gr Archived from the original on 2009 02 10 Retrieved 2009 05 16 April 17 25 at O A K A Status Athens Open Archived from the original on 22 April 2010 Retrieved 2010 04 24 Olympiako A8lhtiko Kentro A8hnwn Oaka com gr Archived from the original on 1 May 2009 Retrieved 2009 05 16 Sources Edit2004 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2 pp 201 207 227 231 242 273 303 324 329 346 409 External links Edit Olympics portal Media related to Athens Olympic Sports Complex at Wikimedia Commons Official site Olympic Indoor hall info and pictures at stadia grCoordinates 38 02 19 N 23 47 09 E 38 03861 N 23 78583 E 38 03861 23 78583 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athens Olympic Sports Complex amp oldid 1147688377, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
