Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall
The Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall is an indoor arena in Nikaia, in Piraeus. It hosted the weightlifting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. The venue was officially opened on August 14, 2004, the day after the beginning of the Games. The building had a capacity of 5,100, though only 3,500 seats are publicly available for the games.
History
After the 2004 Olympics, the facility has hosted fencing competitions, but was recently turned over to the University of Piraeus, for use as an academic lecture and conference center.
References
- ^ 2004 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. p. 425.
- ^ "OlympicProperties". OlympicProperties.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
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- ^ "Olympic News - Official Source of Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 21 June 2019.
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