The Olympic Stadium is ready to reopen its gates

As announced by the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, but also after the necessary work on the “Kalatrava” canopy, from which the polycarbonate sheets were removed, the president of the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE), Giorgos Stasinos, informed the Deputy Minister of Sports, Giannis Vrutsi, that the OAKA is ready for use again, from the end of April.

We remind you that OAKA has remained closed since the end of September.

The GGA press release in detail:

“The president of the TEE, Giorgos Stasinos, delivered the 3rd Expert Report, which allows the full operation of the Stadium after the completion of the removal of the polycarbonate beams and after the installation of a state-of-the-art monitoring system for the stability of the Calatrava roof

The Central Stadium of the Olympic Facilities (OAKA) is completely safe for use, according to the 3rd Expert Report delivered by the president of the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE), Giorgos Stasinos, to the Deputy Minister of Sports, Yannis Vroutsis.

The conclusion reached, according to what is described in detail in the 3rd Expert Report, is that after the removal of the polycarbonate sheets of the Calatrava Housing, no risk will exist.

As announced by the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the work of removing the polycarbonate sheets is expected, barring bad weather, to be completed in the Spring, so that at the end of April the Shelter will be fully operational.
At the same time, TEE experts report that an instrumental monitoring system of Stegastro will be installed and a digital twin will be created, i.e. the most modern technologically available, so that its behavior can be monitored in real time.

It is understood that the State remains consistent with what Mr. Vroutsis had announced, prioritizing the safety of athletes, athletes, spectators and workers, as if and when any problem occurs in the future, it will be able to be immediately identified and dealt with.

“We are pleased to announce the re-opening of the OAKA main Stadium, which had been suspended due to the exposure that made it unsafe, due to the condition of the roof.
The 3rd Expertise Report we received from the hands of Mr. Stassinos, president of the Technical Chamber of Greece, allows us to put the emblematic Stadium into use.
I sincerely thank Mr. Stasinos and the TEE scientists for their immediate response to the Government’s call. They undertook, as institutional partners and now experts, the very difficult task of normalizing the really very unpleasant situation that we temporarily – fortunately – experienced with the suspension of the Central Stadium and the OAKA Cycling Track. We are committed to continuing to upgrade the Olympic Complex, always having safety as our priority,” said Mr. Vroutsis.

It is recalled that OAKA has already joined the Projects of the Recovery and Resilience Fund and from which it draws 57 million for the repair, maintenance and improvement of its existing structures.

In addition, and in line with the increase in annual funding for all of the country’s National Sports Centers, which even reached +150%, 7.5 million euros were approved which will be directed towards the construction of another versatile indoor gym within the wider area of OAKA, in order to serve the permanent needs of the Federations, while the Indoor Athletics Training Center has already changed shape and renovation projects are also being carried out in the open auxiliary fields (K1-K2).

It is noted that a 4th Report of some of the TEE experts will follow, after the completion of the new valuation and the interaction with the state-of-the-art monitoring-organization system.”