Olympic Canoe / Kayak Slalom Centre 

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The Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre is located within the Helliniko Olympic Complex, in the south of Athens and will accommodate 8,000 Canoe/Kayak Slalom fans.

The venue is designed to operate as a sports centre consisting of a competition course, a secondary training course, and a warm-up lake of natural form that occupies a total area of 27,000 square meters.

It is located within the former Helliniko Airport in Athens, northeast of the Helliniko Olympic Complex and occupies an area of 288,000 square meters.

At the venue was held the Athens Slalom Racing World Cup 2004 between 22-25 April 2004.

Quick Facts & Dates

Sport: Canoe/ Kayak Slalom Racing

Competition Schedule: 17-20 August

Athletes participating: 82

Total capacity: 7,600 spectators

Net capacity: 6,700 spectators

Total land surface: 288,000 sq m

Distance from Olympic Village: 32.3km

Completion Date: 31 March 2004

Official Opening: 30 July 2004

Press seats: 60 written press, 25 photographers

Spectator Services:

Olympic Products selling points, public phones, vending machines for mobile telephony prepaid vouchers and connection packs, 螒韋螠's, ticket office, information desk, stroller storage area, lost and found area, clinic, water coolers, food concessions, WCs

Source: official website of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games

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