Spectators' Guide - Special Olympics
Spectators' Guide - Special Olympics
Spectators' Guide - Special Olympics
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2 Spectators’ Information| Spectators’ <strong>Guide</strong><br />
2.6 Venues & Transportation<br />
2.6.1 Athens Olympic Sport Complex - OAKA<br />
The Athens Olympic Sport Complex (OAKA) is a sport facilities complex located<br />
at Maroussi, northeast Athens, Greece. The complex consists of five major venues<br />
as well as other supplementary sport facilities. It has been used for the European<br />
Games (1982), the Mediterranean Games (1991), the World Championships in<br />
Athletics (1997) and for the Olympic Games of 2004. Especially for the last Games<br />
mentioned, Olympic Stadium was fully renovated with the addition of the “Calatrava”<br />
roof. Olympic Stadium has 74.768 seats. During the <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Olympics</strong> World Summer<br />
Games ATHENS 2011 OAKA will host six (6) sports (athletics, aquatics, basketball,<br />
powerlifting, tennis and volleyball) as well as the <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Olympics</strong>’ Festival.<br />
Competition Days:<br />
BASKETBALL 25/06/2011 - 03/07/2011<br />
AQUATICS 26/06/2011 - 03/07/2011<br />
ATHLETICS 26/06/2011 - 03/07/2011<br />
TENNIS 26/06/2011 - 03/07/2011<br />
VOLLEYBALL 26/06/2011 - 29/06/2011<br />
01/07/2011 - 03/07/2011<br />
POWER LIFTING 27/06/2011 - 29/06/2011<br />
01/07/2011 - 03/07/2011<br />
FESTIVAL SPECIAL OLYMPICS 26/06/2011 - 03/07/2011<br />
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