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The Fencing Hall is an arena adjacent to the Indoor Arena at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. It hosted the fencing matches and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The facility seats 3,800 for the preliminary matches and 5,000 for the final matches. The facility was officially opened on July 30, 2004. The Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre was built to host the rowing and flatwater canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. It is the most northerly venue of the 2004 Summer Olympics situated to the east of the town of Marathon. It covers 1,240 sq km and has a spectator capacity of 14,000. Although not fully completed until January 31, 2004, it held its first successful competition, the Junior World Rowing Championships, in August 2003. During these championships, many boats became waterlogged due to gale force winds and the resulting water conditions. Most of the final rounds were raced over a shortened course to avoid worse water in the second half of the 2km lake. During construction there was controversy over environmental destruction as wetlands were remodelled for its construction. Links Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/"
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