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 , in the north section of the city . The complex consists of five major venues as well as other supplementary sport facilities.
6-530: Olympic Sports Complex may refer to: Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Greece, created following the 2004 Summer Olympics Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex in the United States, created following the 1980 Winter Olympics [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
12-661: 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
18-855: 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 . The stadium, built in 1982 and extensively refurbished for
24-473: 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). While it was reported in 2008 that almost all of
30-639: 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
36-530: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olympic_Sports_Complex&oldid=668276885 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Athens Olympic Sports Complex The Olympic Athletic Center of Athens has hosted
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