Olympic Games - Athens 2004

For more than a century, the modern Olympic Games have fascinated millions, even billions, of spectators and television viewers around the world. This major quadrennial sporting event, immense in its scale and in the number of participants, has grown in popularity over the years, becoming the largest global gathering. Transcending racial, social and political divides, athletes from all countries and states on the globe compete in fair play in order to perpetuate the spirit of sport and the noble Olympic values ​​practiced and defended by the Ancient Greeks. The 28th Olympic Games of the modern era return to the cradle of Olympism since it is Athens which will host them from August 13 to 29, 2004. This choice excited the actors of the Olympic movement for its symbolism and emotion. The whole of Greece mobilized for the success of its games. Participation records, whether at the national or athlete level, are set to be broken in what will be the most high-profile games in history. This return to basics will be characterized by the organization of the shot put event in Olympia, on the arena where the Olympic Games of Antiquity took place, as a pilgrimage of modernity to the vestiges of Olympicism. Algerian athletes will try to honor Algeria once again after their performances, crowned with gold medals, at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 games.