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Athens 2004 - Key Facts

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October 12, 2011
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Michael Phelps helped USA claim gold in the 4x200m relay, one of six goals he took at the Games © PA Photos
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Dates
August 13 to 29

Other candidate cities
Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Rome, Stockholm

Mascots
Athena (Greek goddess of wisdom and protectress of Athens) and Phevos (alias Phebus or Apollon, god of light, beauty and arts). The cuddly toy characters were supposed to be brother and sister, designed with traditional Greek dolls in mind.

Participants
10,625 (4,329 women)

Participating nations
201

Sports
28

Events
301

Medals given out
929

IOC President
Jacques Rogge (Belgium)

Games declared open by
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (president of Greece)

Last relay bearer of the Olympic flame
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (of Greece, 1996 gold medalist in windsurfing)

Flame lit by
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis

Olympic oath read by
Zoi Dimoschaki (of Greece, swimmer)

TV rights
$1.49 billion

Accredited journalists
21,500

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