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Ten years have passed since Greece hosted 2004 Olympic Games

The brilliant and magnificent opening ceremony launched the 2004 Olympic Games

Newsroom August 13 08:35

On August 13, 2004 the whole world was watching the magnificent opening ceremony of the Olympic Games hosted by Greece.

It has been ten years since that day, when Athens welcomed for second time in the modern history the biggest sport event in the world, the Olympic Games. Athletes, journalists, volunteers and visitors from all over the world were gathered in Athens to celebrate sports.

Greece was the epicentre of the world with more than 70,000 spectators at the Olympic Stadium and billions of viewers watching.

The brilliant and magnificent opening ceremony launched the 2004 Olympic Games. The show was impressive, majestic and very touching.

 

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