2004 Summer Olympics in Athens

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:closed 2004-08-29
gptkbp:followedBy 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:hostCountry gptkb:Greece
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
gptkbp:logo Olive wreath design
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Olympic_Stadium,_Athens
gptkbp:mascot gptkb:Phevos
gptkb:Athena
gptkbp:memberState 201
gptkbp:motto Welcome Home
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:First_Olympics_after_September_11_attacks
gptkb:Olympic_Village_located_in_Marousi
gptkb:Opening_ceremony_directed_by_Dimitris_Papaioannou
Athens was selected as host in 1997
First Olympics with all countries having at least one female athlete
IOC President was Jacques Rogge
Iraq participated despite ongoing war
Kiribati and Timor-Leste made Olympic debuts
Marathon finished at Panathenaic Stadium
Security was a major concern due to global events
Athens beat Rome, Cape Town, Stockholm, Buenos Aires in bidding
Afghanistan returned after Taliban ban
First Summer Olympics held in Greece since 1896
First time women's wrestling included
Olympic venues included ancient sites such as Olympia
Greek sprinters Kenteris and Thanou withdrew after missing drug test
Cost estimated at over $15 billion
Michael Phelps won 6 gold medals
Athens Metro expanded for the Games
Olympic flame lit in Olympia, Greece
Over 45,000 volunteers participated
US topped medal table
Athens Olympic Sports Complex was main venue
Athens previously lost 1996 bid to Atlanta
First time all medalists received olive wreaths
Official song was 'Pass the Flame'
Olympic torch relay visited 27 countries
Over 21,000 media accredited
Paralympics held after the Olympics
Olympic flame traveled to all continents for first time
Baseball and softball included for last time until 2020
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 10625
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 301
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Games_of_the_XXVIII_Olympiad
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Konstantinos_Stephanopoulos
2004-08-13
gptkbp:organizes gptkb:ATHOC
gptkbp:precededBy 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
gptkbp:sport 28
gptkbp:torchLighter gptkb:Nikolaos_Kaklamanakis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States,_2004
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8