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• The Athens Olympics of 2004 was one of the best Olympics. Athens was organized the Olympic Games for the second time in the history.

• The Olympic Games of 2004 The Olympic Games 2004 took place from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens (Greece).

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• These Olympics will be remembered as the safest in history, the danger of terrorist attacks forced to take extra security measures by the Organization.

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• The Opening Ceremony was a pageant of traditional Greek culture and history hearkening back to its mythological beginnings.

• The program began as a young Greek boy sailed into the stadium on a paper-ship waving the host nation's flag to music…

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VIDEO

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• The Olympic Stadium of Athens “Spyros Louis” is in Greece (Athens) and has a maximum capacity of 65.000 spectators.

• The opening ceremony and closing ceremony of the Olympic Games of Athens were conducted in this stadium.

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OLYMPIC TORCH

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MICHAEL PHELPS• The swimmer Michael

Phelps won four gold medals and two bronze medals.

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LEONTIEN ZIJLAARD VAN MOORSEL• Leontien Zijlaard-van

Moorsel became in the first cyclist to won six medals (four gold medals, one silver medal, and a bronze medal).

• She retired from professional cycling after the 2004 Olympics.

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• Athenà and Phèvos are a brother and a sister, symbols of the Olympic values and the idea of brotherhood among all people and ambassadors of participation, noble competition and equality.

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MASCOTS

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• The Games were concluded on August 29, 2004. The closing ceremony was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, where the Games had been opened 16 days earlier. The event was meant to highlight the pride of the Greeks in their culture and country for the world to see.

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CLOSING CERMONY

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