Onur Nuri ARSLAN
Table of Contents-Introduction
-Budget
-Construction
-General Facts and Figures
-Accomodation&Security
-List of Venues
-After Olympics
-Budgets of projects
-Conclusion
Introduction
The first modern olympic game revived in Athens 1896.
After leading all voting rounds, Athens easily defeated Rome in the 5th and final vote.Athens was choosen as the host city during the 106th IOC Session hold in Lausanne on 5 September in 1997Greece was the smallest country ever to host the largest event of the world.
BUDGET
Athens has a budget of 1,962 billion Euros.
88% of the Athens’ budget comes from broadcast rights,sponsoring,licencing programmes and ticket sales.
Only 12% comes from the greek state.
International Sponsors Grand National Sponsors
More than €300 million from grand national sponsors.
Approximately €270 million from international sponsors.
Construction-The Olympic Stadium was completed with a retractable glass roof designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
-The rail projects were upgrated and metro could move approximately 1 million passengers a day by the summer of 2004.
-The new Airport of Eleftherios Venizelos opened in March 2001. Voted as one of the three best airports in the world - according to
the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
-The enviromental projects such as,managing waste water, renovation of buildings, tree planting and the upgrading of public areas.
-More than 8new buildings were constructed for Olympic games.
-Greece built a village for attendees.It included 2,292 apartments
8,814 rooms
17,428 bed
completed only 1 month before the games started
Completed in late july of 2004.
ACCOMMODATION
Greece built a town to house the 17,000 athletes and sports officials, while a 200,000 square meter Press Village situated at Maroussi, closer to the Olympic Stadium. Spectators used rooms in hotels and private homes.
During the game time,30.000 room were available.
SECURITY
Despite wide approval for Athens as Olympic host, countries including the United States have voiced concerns about security.
Greek government hired Peter Ryan who was the security chief at the Sydney Olympics.
They spent huge amount of money for security infrastructures.
General Facts and Figures
• 13-29 August 2004
• 28 sports
• 35 competition venues
• 301 medal ceremonies
• 72 Olympic training facilities throughout Greece
• 10,500 athletes and 5,500 team officials
• 202 National Olympic Committees (NOC’s) - (199 in Sydney)
• 4 billion TV viewers
• 5.3 million ticketed spectators
Attendence
Visitors:2.500.000Athletes:18.000Helpers:5.000Referees:2.500Volunteers:6.000Journalist :13.000
List of Venues
OAKA, Athens Olympics Sports ComplexHelliniko Olympic ComplexAthens CentreFaliro Coastal Zone ComplexCoastal ZoneSchinias and Marathonas areaMarkopouloGoudi Olympic ComplexGalatsi Olympic Hall
West AtticaFootball in Olympic Cities around GreeceOlympia Stadium
2004 Summer Olympic Sports Programme
-Archery -Modern Pentathlon
-Athletics -Rowing
-Badminton -Sailing
-Baseball -Shooting
-Basketball -Softball
-Boxing -Swimming
-Canoeing -Synchronized Swimming
-Cycling -Equestrian
-Diving -Fencing
-Football -Field Hockey
-Gymnastics -Handball
-Judo
Top ten nations that won medals in the 2004 Games
The games left Athens with an expanded subway system,a new airport and encouraged other transportation infrastructures .
Upgrated city,renovated buildings.
After the olympics
?August 2003,Greek Embassy reported that the Olympic Games of 2004 will increase the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 1.3% at the year 2004.
what happened after the athletes went home?
Greece spent €1.5 billion to stage the 2004 Summer Olympics, some of those once-gleaming venues are crumbling.