While our Italian friends were in Greece, we grabbed at the chance to show them the Athens Olympic Complex. The stadium was renovated and new sports facilities were built for the 2004 Olympic Games that were held in Athens. The Olympic Complex is situated in Maroussi, a suburb of Athens very near Vrilissia.
An event was organised there by the Ministry of Culture to honour the Greek athletes who took part in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China (places 1 - 8). Many school students were invited to be there to see the Olympic champions, talk to them and get their autographs. We were there, too!!!
We had the chance to talk to Pigi Devetzi, who got the bronze medal in athletics (triple jump) and Nikos Kaklamanakis, who finished 8th in windsurfing and we were photographed with them. We also took autographs from members of the men's basketball team (5th place), water polo ( 7th) and rowing (2nd place).
Here is a video made of photos we took on that day.
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