Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Movement and the venue of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, once bid for two Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000, but both failed. Especially for the 26th Olympic Games in 1996, Athens, which is full of ambition, wants to win the right to host the Games and celebrate the100th anniversary of the founding of the modern Olympic Games with the local Olympic Games, and is full of confidence in its bid. But unexpectedly, Atlanta, USA, broke out halfway and snatched the right to host the Olympic Games. This failure made the Greeks angry. Athens bid for the 2004 Olympic Games for the third time in a row.
With the increasing popularity of the Olympic movement and the increasing commercial benefits brought by hosting the Olympic Games, more and more countries have expressed their interest in hosting the Olympic Games. This Olympic bid is no exception. 65,438+00 cities around the world have formally applied. In addition to Athens, the final five cities are Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cape Town, South Africa's legislative capital, Rome, Italy and Stockholm, Sweden. 1On September 5th, 1997, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held in Lausanne, Switzerland voted to win the right to host the Olympic Games in Athens. After 108, the Olympic Games finally returned to its hometown of Greece.
Although Greece won the hard-won right to host the Olympic Games, their preparations were very slow. In 2000, the International Olympic Committee considered changing the venue of this Olympic Games. Since then, the Greek organizers have stepped up their work. On the eve of the Olympic Games, they finally managed to complete the preparatory work so that the Olympic Games can proceed smoothly. However, due to the lack of time to build the roof of the swimming stadium, the athletes participating in the afternoon can only stand the test of the hot sun and summer heat. Good in the semi-finals, finals and other most important games are arranged in the night when the water temperature and temperature are relatively low, so that athletes can play their highest level in the most important games.
The architecture of some venues of the Athens Olympic Games has not only been praised by people, but what is even more admirable is that Athens has incomparable advantages over any other city. The men's and women's shot put competitions in the track and field events of this Games were held in the ancient Olympia Stadium, which made people relive the sacredness and glory of the ancient Olympic Games. The Panathinaike Stadium, which hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, has been rearranged for the archery and marathon finishing stage of this championship.