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August 12, 2003

Preparing for the Olympics

The Temple of Athena Parthenos, the Parthenon in Athens, Greece pictured at nightime.

Athens will host the 2004 Olympic games in August 2004, as athletes from over 200 countries descend upon the city. It was announced on September 5, 1997 that Athens would be the host city of the games of the XXVIII Olympiad, bringing the games back to the county of their birth after 108 years.

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