held on June 9, 2011 on the Sacred Site of Pnyx. The
flame will be relayed from June 9 to June 24 2011
fromAthens to Istanbul; Pafos, Cyprus, as well as 60
Greek towns and islands. The opening and closing
ceremonies will be held in the Panathenaic Stadium.
The Special Olympics Village is located at the
east end of Athens at the seaside township of
Aghios Andreas, just 30 minutes from the city
centre of Athens. Aghios Andreas is a complex of
villas and low-rise buildings surrounded by a
pine-tree forest of approximately one million
square meters. It features a beautiful sandy-
beach, movie theatres, outdoor cafes, and vari-
ous sports facilities. Aghios Andreas Special
Olympics Village will be the home away from
home for 7,000 athletes and their 2,500 coaches
in the summer of 2011.
Trade with Greece
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The Games in numbers
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Greece will welcome 7,000 athletes and 2,500 coaches
from 180 countries, competing in 22 Olympic- type Sports
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There will be 2,000 referees and judges
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The event will be covered by 3,000 Media people
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The Greek team, the largest of all, consists of 486 mem-
bers
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The athletes, coaches and viewers will be assisted by
25,000 volunteers.
Gianna Despotopoulou, President of the Organizing Committee of the
Special Olympics World Summer Games
