thumb|Hellinikon Olympic Complex in 2019
thumb|External 2004 Olympic Rings in November 2018
The Hellinikon Olympic Complex is a closed, partially demolished sports complex, situated at Elliniko, a suburban town in the southern part of the Athens urban agglomeration, approximately 16 kilometres from the Olympic Village. It was built on the site of the former Hellinikon International Airport for the staging of the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Paralympics. It consists of five separate venues.
Venues
thumb|Exterior view of the Hellinikon Indoor Arena
thumb|Interior of the arena during the [[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]]
thumb|Olympic Hockey Centre
Hellinikon Indoor Arena
The Indoor arena was an arena adjacent to the Fencing Hall. It hosted the Basketball preliminary matches and the Handball finals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The facility seats 15,000 spectators for basketball, although only 10,700 seats were made publicly available during the Olympics - and seats 13,500 fans for handball - though only 10,300 seats were made publicly available during the games. The facility was completed on May 31, 2004 and officially opened on July 30, 2004.
During the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games, the Indoor Arena was the venue for Wheelchair rugby. It has also been the home arena of the Greek basketball club Panionios, and it has also hosted several finals matches of the Greek Cup. The Greek basketball club Panellinios also played European cup home games at the arena.
It was demolished in 2022.
Fencing Hall
Demolished along with the arena and other buildings in 2022. Conventions and trade shows Also part of events hall with fencing hall.
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| Hellinikon Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre
| Canoe/Kayak
| Turned over to a private consortium (J&P AVAX, GEP, Corfu Waterparks and BIOTER), plans to convert it to a water park
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| Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Centre
| Field Hockey
| Mini-football, will be part of new Hellinikon metropolitan park complex
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| Hellinikon Baseball Stadium
| Baseball
| Converted to football pitch, home field of Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. (Football; Greek second division)
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| Hellinikon Olympic Softball Stadium
| Softball
| Concerts
Hellinikon Metropolitan Park development
Work is under way to convert much of the former Hellinikon International Airport site to a park called the Hellinikon Metropolitan Park, that requires the demolition of the complex's Olympic venues. The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Athens and the Riviera Tower are being built at the site. The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino will be the first integrated resort in Greece while the Riviera Tower will be a residential tower.
References
External links
- Hellinikon Indoor Arena @ stadia.gr
- 2004 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 269, 291, 318, 353, 395.