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Hace 4 días · 2004 Men's Olympic Football Tournament. The men's football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held in Athens and four other cities in Greece from 11 to 28 August. The tournament featured 16 men's national teams from the six continental confederations.
Hace 3 días · Athens 2004: More than 20 athletes were disqualified at the Athens Games after they failed tests for performance-enhancing drugs, and controversies over scoring in gymnastics and fencing made headlines. A record 201 NOCs were represented. Birgit Fischer: Superlative Olympian and The Argentine Men’s Basketball Team: Gold for the ...
Hace 18 horas · The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years on leap years (except 1900 and 2021). The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece, and the most recent Games were held in 2021 in Tokyo ...
Hace 3 días · Olympic Games, athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the late 19th century. Before the 1970s the Games were officially limited to competitors with amateur status, but in the 1980s many events were opened to professional athletes.
Hace 3 días · Notably, in 2004 the world came to the city for the Olympic Games, which spurred a dramatic makeover for Athens. In addition to building a raft of new sports venues and facilities (including a stadium designed by Santiago Calatrava ), Athens undertook massive transportation infrastructure improvements that included dramatic expansion ...
Hace 5 días · In 2004 with an initiative by the responsible organization for the conduct of the Olympic Games of Athens “ATHENS 2004”, the municipal authority of Marathon-Mayor- Chr. Barbas – decided to grant access and use of the building, which was renovated, courtesy of Alpha Bank.
Hace 5 días · 130 years since the revival of the Olympic Games, ... The first official event was held as an honorary tribute in Athens in 1896. 1924 . 1924 ... 2004 The Return . A milestone year, as the 28th modern Olympic Games will be held in Greece again, after 108 years. 2024
