2004 Summer Olympics

  

Games of the XXVIII Olympiad

Nations participating	142
Athletes participating	10,625
Sports	28
Events	301
Opening ceremony	13 August 2004
Closing ceremony	29 August 2004
Officially opened by	President TBD
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The 2004 Summer Olympics, known officially as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (Italian: Giochi della XXVIII Olimpiade), and commonly known as Rome 2004 (Italian: Roma 2004), was an international sporting event held from August 13 to August 29, 2004, in Rome, Italy. The Games saw 10,625 athletes compete, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 142 nations. There were 301 medal events in 28 different sports. It was the first time Italy hosted the Summer Olympics. Rome was originally supposed to have hosted the 1908 Olympics, but that was cancelled due to the 1906 Mount Vesuvius eruption, and Paris hosted the Games instead. It was also the first Olympics since the end of the Cold War in the early 2000s.

The 2004 Olympic Games were hailed as "unforgettable dream games" by IOC President Jacques Rogge, were generally deemed to be a success, with the rising standard of competition amongst nations across the world.

Participating nations

All but one of the world's 145 recognized National Olympics Committees (NOCs) sent athletes to compete in the Rome Olympics. Syria was the only nation that did not compete in the Olympics, due to the recent invasion and occupation of Syria by Anglo-American NATO countries and the ongoing insurgency. The newly established Western-backed government was unable to send any athletes to compete in Rome.

See also

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