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[[File:Athens Softball Stadium Abandoned 2018.jpg|thumb|Abandoned 2004 Athens Softball Stadium in November 2018]] |
[[File:Athens Softball Stadium Abandoned 2018.jpg|thumb|Abandoned 2004 Athens Softball Stadium in November 2018]] |
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The '''Hellinikon Olympic Softball Stadium''' is a [[softball]] [[stadium]] located in the [[Hellinikon Olympic Complex]] in [[Athens]]. It hosted the [[Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|softball]] competitions during the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]]. The venue consists of a main softball field of 4,800 seats - though only 3,400 seats were made publicly available during the games - and |
The '''Hellinikon Olympic Softball Stadium''' is a [[softball]] [[stadium]] located in the [[Hellinikon Olympic Complex]] in [[Athens]]. It hosted the [[Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|softball]] competitions during the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]]. The venue consists of a main softball field of 4,800 seats - though only 3,400 seats were made publicly available during the games - and two warm-up fields nearby. Construction on the facility was completed on 29 February 2004, and it was officially opened on 30 July 2004. |
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Softball however, has not been played at the stadium since the end of the 2004 Olympic Games. One minder of the stadium commented that, "The softball [stadium] is in perfect working order. It is not abandoned. It's just that nobody ever plays softball".<ref>"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/the-2004-olympic-legacy-that-london-must-avoid-6868504.html" Retrieved on 6 August 2012.</ref> The stadium has since fallen into disuse and disrepair.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/olympics/28693970 Olympics: Athens venues lie empty as tenth anniversary nears], BBC Sport, 7 August 2014</ref> |
Softball however, has not been played at the stadium since the end of the 2004 Olympic Games. One minder of the stadium commented that, "The softball [stadium] is in perfect working order. It is not abandoned. It's just that nobody ever plays softball".<ref>"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/the-2004-olympic-legacy-that-london-must-avoid-6868504.html" Retrieved on 6 August 2012.</ref> The stadium has since fallen into disuse and disrepair.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/olympics/28693970 Olympics: Athens venues lie empty as tenth anniversary nears], BBC Sport, 7 August 2014</ref> |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080819195306/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/or2004b.pdf 2004 Summer Olympics official report.] Volume 2. p. 395. |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080819195306/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/or2004b.pdf 2004 Summer Olympics official report.] Volume 2. p. 395. |
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*[http://www.olympicproperties.gr/contents_en.asp?id=43 Olympicproperties.gr profile.] {{in lang|en|el}} |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070813020504/http://www.olympicproperties.gr/contents_en.asp?id=43 Olympicproperties.gr profile.] {{in lang|en|el}} |
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Latest revision as of 21:24, 31 August 2024
The Hellinikon Olympic Softball Stadium is a softball stadium located in the Hellinikon Olympic Complex in Athens. It hosted the softball competitions during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The venue consists of a main softball field of 4,800 seats - though only 3,400 seats were made publicly available during the games - and two warm-up fields nearby. Construction on the facility was completed on 29 February 2004, and it was officially opened on 30 July 2004.
Softball however, has not been played at the stadium since the end of the 2004 Olympic Games. One minder of the stadium commented that, "The softball [stadium] is in perfect working order. It is not abandoned. It's just that nobody ever plays softball".[1] The stadium has since fallen into disuse and disrepair.[2]
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[edit]- ^ "https://www.standard.co.uk/news/the-2004-olympic-legacy-that-london-must-avoid-6868504.html" Retrieved on 6 August 2012.
- ^ Olympics: Athens venues lie empty as tenth anniversary nears, BBC Sport, 7 August 2014
- 2004 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. p. 395.
- Olympicproperties.gr profile. (in English and Greek)
37°53′39″N 23°43′40″E / 37.8943°N 23.7278°E
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