marcolympics
2004 Athens Summer

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The 12thParalympic Games

  The Opening Ceremony concluded with the revealing of the new IPC logo, which features the three “agitos.”
Dates: September 17 to 28, 2004
Number of sports: 19
Number of contests: 519
Number of athletes: 3804
Men: 2640
Women: 1164
Volonteers: 8863
Media: 3100
Opening: President Costis Stephanopoulos
Oath: Maria KALPAKIDOU
Oath juges: Vlassis TAMVAKIERAS
Last torch bearer: Georgios Toptsis
Bids towns: Buenos Aires (ARG), Le Cap (RSA), Rome (ITA), Stockholm (SWE)