Athens host the 2004 Summer Olympics

Quando

13 de ago. de 2004

Tipo

Evento

Coordenadas

38.04° N, 23.79° E

Posicionado em: coordinates of the event it links, 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

Athens host the 2004 Summer Olympics, beginning with the opening ceremony, and making the first city to bring the Olympics back to their birthplace. ATHOC President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki is the first woman to make a welcome home speech followed by the IOC President Jacques Rogge to make a speech and addressing to the athletes. And the Greek President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos is the first Head of state to open the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad of the modern era. Accompanied by the Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic Colonel Georgios Dritsakos of the Hellenic Air Force.

The opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 13, 2004 starting at 20:45 EEST (UTC+3) at the Olympic Stadium in Marousi, Greece, a suburb of Athens. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, with an artistic spectacle to showca…

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