Twenty years later, he added that it is never too late to take advantage of the Olympic Legacy, the infrastructure, the know-how, the thousands of people trained
The Olympic Games did not bankrupt Greece, she emphasized Gianna Angelopoulou-Daskalaki, speaking from the floor of the 9th Delphi Economic Forum on the importance and legacy of the 2004 Olympic Games in modern Greece. As he pointed out, “we did what no outsider expected, but neither did we ourselves, and we finally succeeded.”
“All these years I meet people and they tell me about 2004: “I was there too”, with pride, pride and emotion. We must go beyond emotion, however. Greece first claimed for the second time in 10 years and we had to change the basis of the claim and the image of our country abroad. We didn’t claim them by right of inheritance, but on the basis that we will organize the best Games. They didn’t believe us, it wasn’t easy to convince them, but we convinced them. Secondly, Greece was the smallest country to undertake to organize an Olympic Games and it succeeded. Leave a manual of organizational excellence, of good operation, of cooperation between public and private bodies, which should not be left unused. And third, the games were successful why they became a national affair, bet of every Greek woman and every Greek man. If it wasn’t for them, we wouldn’t even have made it to the opening ceremony.”
Responding to the moderator of the panel, SKAI and Neos journalist Pavlos Tsimas, about whether the games contributed to the subsequent financial crisis, Gianna Angelopoulou-Daskalaki said the budget for the Games was 2 billion, 98 million, 400,000 euros. We returned a 130.6 million euro surplus to the state. What you don’t know was that according to the Oxford University study, it was the second cheapest Games after Los Angeles in 1932. In another question regarding the total cost of Infrastructure and Projects undertaken by the Greek state, IOBE did a research in 2015 and found that for the period 2000 – 2010 6.5 billion was spent on Olympic Projects, while in 2004 alone, 2.5% was added to the GDP, the state had 2.9 billion euros in income from taxes etc., not counting the income from tourism. The Olympic Games did not bankrupt Greece, the numbers speak for themselveshe noted.
Twenty years later, he added that it is never too late to take advantage of the Olympic Legacy, the infrastructure, the know-how, the thousands of people trained. “Greece got back on the map when it did the Olympic Games” he noted from the podium of the conference, adding that if it weren’t for the Olympic Games, basic infrastructure projects would not have been completed on time. “Imagine our life without these projects, while the Greek economy also benefited greatly. For me, however, the image that Greeks and foreigners gained about the country is of greater value. This has not evaporated, no matter what Greece has been through” concluded the leader of Athens 2004.
Source: Skai
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