Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Center
The Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Center ( Greek Ολυμπιακό Κωπηλατοδρόμιο Σχινιά ) is the center for rowing and canoeing competitions in Schinias, an eastern part of Marathon .
The facility is 2,001,997.42 m² in size, 7,937.40 m² of which are built on, it is located next to the Schinias nature park (which also manages the facility) and is connected via an exit from the A6 . Of the two lakes in the facility, the larger one (the regatta course ) has a total length of 2250 meters, the spectator stands have 14,000 seats. The construction costs (including transport links) amounted to 80.1 million euros.
history
A regatta course was planned before the 2004 Summer Olympics , but it was only this that made it possible to realize it early and comprehensively. The first competitions took place in August 2003 . At the 2003 Junior World Rowing Championships, a strong Meltemi north wind caused considerable problems. Numerous boats capsized and races had to be canceled. The center was completed at the end of January 2004 for the upcoming 2004 Summer Olympics and has been used continuously as a regatta course ever since. In 2008 the European Rowing Championships took place in the center .
Trivia
The complex is the setting of a novel in the series Kommissar Kostas Charitos by Petros Markaris . Pakistani emigrants meet at the lake to fish and find a body there.
Web links
Competition venues for the 2004 Summer Olympics
Coordinates: 38 ° 9 ′ 0 ″ N , 24 ° 0 ′ 52 ″ E