Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall
{{Short description|Indoor arena in Piraeus, Greece}}
The Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall is an indoor arena in Nikaia, in Piraeus. It hosted the weightlifting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece.[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/or2004b.pdf 2004 Summer Olympics official report.] Volume 2. p. 425. The venue was officially opened on August 14, 2004, the day after the beginning of the Games. The building had a capacity of 5,100, though only 3,500 seats are publicly available for the games.{{cite web|url=http://www.olympicproperties.gr/|title=OlympicProperties|website=OlympicProperties}}
History
After the 2004 Olympics, the facility has hosted fencing competitions,{{cite web|url=http://www.e-tipos.com/newsitem?id%3D47588 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=May 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207174230/http://www.e-tipos.com/newsitem?id=47588 |archivedate=December 7, 2013 }} but was recently turned over to the University of Piraeus, for use as an academic lecture and conference center.{{cite web |url=http://www.unipi.gr/anak-ekd.php?prkaID=1279 |title=Ανακοινώσεις, Εκδηλώσεις, Νέα |accessdate=2010-03-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907033528/http://www.unipi.gr/anak-ekd.php?prkaID=1279 |archivedate=2009-09-07 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news|title=Olympic News - Official Source of Olympic News|date=21 June 2019|website=International Olympic Committee}}
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Category:Indoor arenas in Greece
Category:Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Sports venues in Piraeus
Category:Olympic weightlifting venues
Category:Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Renti
Category:Weightlifting in Greece
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