Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall

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Template:Short description 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.<ref>2004 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. p. 425.</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

After the 2004 Olympics, the facility has hosted fencing competitions,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but was recently turned over to the University of Piraeus, for use as an academic lecture and conference center.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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