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Olympics venues

Athens - The following is a list of the different venues hosting events at the Athens Olympics from August 13-29.

OAKA, Athens Olympics Sports Complex (northeastern Athens)
- Olympic stadium (75 000 seats - opening and closing ceremonies, men's soccer final)
- Olympic indoor hall (18 000 seats - basketball final, artistic gymnastics, trampoline)
- Olympic tennis centre (main court of 10 000 seats - Tennis)
- Olympic aquatic centre (25 000 seats - swimming, synchronised swimming, water polo, diving)
- Olympic velodrome (5 000 seats - cycling track)

Helliniko Olympic Complex (southern Athens)
- Canoe-kayak slalom track (5 000 seats)
- Baseball field (9 000 seats)
- Hockey pitch (12 000 seats)
- Softball field (5 000 seats)
- Handball, basketball preliminaries indoor hall (15 000 seats)
- Fencing indoor hall (8 500 seats)

Faliro Olympic Complex (southern Athens)
- Taekwondo, handball preliminaries pavilion (8 000 seats)
- Beach Volleyball arena (10 000 seats)
- Peace and Friendship Stadium (14 000 seats - volleyball)

Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre (northeast of Athens, 14 000 seats)
- Rowing
- Canoe-Kayak flatwater racing

Liossia Olympic Centre (northwestern Athens, 9 400 seats):
- Wrestling
- Judo

Panathinaikon Stadium (central Athens):
- Archery (5 500 seats)
- Marathon Finish (50 000 seats)

Galatsi Olympic Centre (northern Athens, 5 000 seats):
- Table Tennis
- Rhythmic Gymnastics

Goudi Olympic Complex (eastern Athens):
- Modern Pentathlon swimming pool (2 000 seats)
- Modern Pentathlon riding, running track (5 000 seats)
- Modern Pentathlon, badminton court (5 000 seats)

Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre (southeast of Athens, 13 000 seats)
- Shooting

Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre (southeast of Athens)
- Cross Country race course (8 000 seats)
- Jumping, dressage equestrian centre (13 250 seats)
- Indoor arena (1 000 seats)

Aghios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre (southern Athens):
- Sailing

Nikea Olympic Weightlifting Centre (southwestern Athens, 5 000 seats):
- Weightlifting

Peristeri Olympic Boxing Centre (western Athens, 8 400 seats):
- Boxing

Mount Parness mountain bike track (northwest of Athens)
- Mountainbike

Vouliagmeni triathlon tracks (southeast of Athens)
- Triathlon

Karaiskaki Stadium (southern Athens, 33 000 seats):
- Soccer (Women's Final, Men's Semi-Final)

Ancient Olympia Stadium (southern Greece, 15 000 seats)
- Shot put

Kaftantzoglio Stadium (Salonica, northern Greece, 40 000 seats)
- Soccer

Panthessaliko Stadium (Volos, central Greece, 21 000 seats)
- Soccer

Pankritio Stadium (Crete, southern Greece, 28 000 seats)
- Soccer

Pampeloponissiako Stadium (Patras, western Greece, 20 000 seats)
- Soccer


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