Athens 2004
2004 Olympic Games Athens
| Comprehensive costs: | 9 Billion € |
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| Date: | 13 August 2004 |
| Venues: | Olympic Park, 35 venues |
Olympic Games: 13th August – 29th August 2004
Paralympic Games: 17th September – 28th September
202 Countries participating
10.862 athletes – record number up to this time
28 sports represented
21.500 media representatives
6000 journalists and broadcasters – television audience record
45.000 trained volunteers
7 years of work
9.631 staff: 2.108 paid staff, 7.508 interns; job-specific training programmes were created for staff to acquire special knowledge and skills required for their specific work position during the Games
Record in security budget
970 tons of recyclable plastic
