Sports Pavilion
The Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena (37°56′09.94″N 23°41′27.91″E / 37.9360944°N 23.6910861°E / 37.9360944; 23.6910861) is an indoor arena in Faliro, near Piraeus, Greece. It was the site of preliminary matches in handball and the taekwondo competition in the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens. The arena was completed on December 20, 2003 and officially opened on August 12, 2004, shortly before the Olympics. The arena seats 8,536, though only 5,800 seats were publicly available during the Olympics.
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