The Athens 2004 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games ( Greek : Οργανωτική Επιτροπή Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων Αθήνα 2004 ), commonly abbreviated to ATHOC , was the organising committee for the 2004 Summer Olympics and Paralympics .
5-558: Their headquarters was in Nea Ionia – about 7 km (4.3 mi) north of Athens , and 2.1 km (1.3 mi) west of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OAKA). The President of ATHOC was Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki . The members were: 38°02′29″N 23°45′41″E / 38.0415°N 23.76135°E / 38.0415; 23.76135 This 2004 Olympics -related article
10-641: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about sports in Greece is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nea Ionia Nea Ionia ( Greek : Νέα Ιωνία , meaning New Ionia) is a town and a northern suburb of the Athens agglomeration , Greece , and a municipality of the Attica region. It was named after Ionia , the region in Anatolia from which many Greeks migrated in
15-603: The 1920s as a part of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey . Many of the town families originated from the town of Alanya which is currently a part of Turkey . Nea Ionia is 7 km northeast of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 4.421 km . It is served by three Line 1 metro stations: Nea Ionia , Pefkakia and Perissos . In the past, the area was named Podarades after Greek Revolution Hero of Albanian origin Ziliftar Poda and his followers, settled in this area. The modern settlement
20-611: Was built after the Greco-Turkish War (1919-22) and the subsequent population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923. That year refugees, mainly from Pisidia of Asia Minor , settled in the area. The new settlement was originally named Nea Pisidia. But later, due to the arrival of many refugees from other places of Ionia , the settlement was finally named Nea Ionia. The suburb developed rapidly thanks to carpet handicrafts. The refugees carried their expertise to Athens and opened important carpet handicrafts. This branch
25-805: Was the main economical source for the residents of Nea Ionia for many years. Nea Ionia gradually increased its population and expanded into a large area. The suburb is composed of 13 neighborhoods: Nea Ionia (Center), Perissos, Inepoli, Pefkakia, Saframpoli, Neapoli, Eleftheroupoli, Alsoupoli, Kalogreza, Lazarou, Anthrakorihia, Irini, Omorfoklissia and Palaiologou. Nea Ionia is the seat of the clubs O.F. Nea Ionia (Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Νέας Ιωνίας), club founded in 1926 with achievements in handball and Nea Ionia F.C. Other notable clubs are Eleftheroupoli F.C. with earlier presence in Beta Ethniki and DIKE.AS. Nea Ionia with current presence in A1 Ethniki handball. In
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