Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre

The Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre ( Ολυμπιακό Κωπηλατοδρόμιο Σχινιά ) is a center for rowing and canoeing competitions in Schinias, an eastern district of Marathon.

Plant

The plant is 2,001,997.42 square meters, of which 7937.40 sqm are built, it is next to the Schinias Nature Park ( which includes the system maintained) and is connected via an exit of the A6. Of the two lakes of the system has the greater ( the race course ) has a total length of 2250 meters, the stands have 14,000 seats. The cost was (incl. transport links ) 80.1 million euros.

History

Even before the 2004 Summer Olympics a regatta course was planned, but only this allowed an early and comprehensive implementation. In August 2003, the first competition was held. At the Junior World Championships 2003 of the Boating Party, a violent north wind Meltemi made ​​significant problems. Many boats capsized and races had to be canceled. The center was completed in late January 2004 for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in 2004 and has since been consistently used as a race track. 2008 found in the center of the European Championships held in rowing.

Trivia

The plant is a scene of a novel series Inspector Kostas Charitos Petros Markaris. Pakistani emigrants meet at the lake for fishing and will find a corpse.

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  • Olympic competition venue
  • Regattastrecke
  • Sport Site in Greece
  • Sport ( Attica )
  • Building in Attica
  • Marathon ( Greece)
Marathon, Greece
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