Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue 

cctv.com 07-19-2004 12:31

The Cycling/ Mountain Bike competition will take place along a magnificent route at Parnitha, a mountain situated in the north of Athens, close to the city centre and even closer to the Olympic Village.

The venue is situated in the Municipalty of Acharnai and it involves a temporary overlay undertaken by the General Secretariat of Sports.

At the venue was successfully held the Mountain Bike Sport Event on 15-16 May 2004.

Quick Facts & Dates

Sport: Mountain Bike

Competition Schedule: 27-28 August

Athletes participating: 80

Total capacity: 15,500 spectators

Net capacity: 14,700 spectators

Total land surface: 1,000,000 sq m

Distance from Olympic Village: 7.5 km

Official Opening: 23 August 2004

Press seats: 80 written press, 20 photographers

Spectator Services:

Medical services, 2 first aid points, ticket office, merchandising store, 2 food concessions, videoboard, info booth

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

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