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 Athens Olympic Velodrome | |
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| Location | Marousi,Athens,Greece |
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| Coordinates | 38°02′24″N23°46′49″E / 38.0401°N 23.7804°E /38.0401; 23.7804 |
| Owner | Hellenic Olympic Committee |
| Operator | Hellenic Olympic Committee |
| Capacity | 5,250 |
| Field size | 250 m (820 ft) track |
| Surface | Afzelia hardwood |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1991 |
| Renovated | 2004 |
| Closed | 2023(Temporarily) |
| Reopened | 2024 |
| Architect | Santiago Calatrava |
TheAthens Olympic Velodrome is avelodrome stadium that is located inMarousi,Athens,Greece, at theAthens Olympic Sports Complex. The venue, which have the capacity for 5,250 people, but only 3,300 seats were used due to the security measures available for the2004 Summer Olympic Games and the2004 Summer Paralympics. It has distinctive twin roofs, covering the stands on each side.
The Velodrome was originally between 1989 and 1991 as an outdoor venue to host the1991 Mediterranean Games.However, the original planning for the 2004 Summer Olympics did not include any renovations to the velodrome or even a roof.But as soon after theAtlanta Games in 1996, the UCI found that the weather conditions interfered directly in the tests, it was decided that from Sydney 2000, the Olympic tests would have to be in covered velodromes and there was a need for a general reform in the place that lbe gave a more modern track and a controversial ceiling in order to host thetrack cycling events at the2004 Athens Summer Olympics andtrack cycling events at the2004 Summer Paralympics. The project was designed by the SpanisharchitectSantiago Calatrava who added a roof to harmonize with the Olympic Stadium and the projected swimming outdoor pools ceiling. The track, made ofAfzelia wood, is 250 metres (820 ft) long and 7.5 metres (25 ft) wide. Reconstruction of the stadium was completed on May 30, 2004, and it was officially re-opened on July 30, 2004.
In September 2023 the venue was shut down due to the findings of a study that showed that the roof was not meeting the safety requirements.[1]
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