Our goal, is to share with you our desire to host the Games, our confidence that we have the ability to organise an exceptional - indeed an unforgettable - Olympics from every practical and technical viewpoint, and our vision of the unique strengths Athens brings to the Games. Athens, is eager, able and has a unique proposal for the Games of the 28th Olympiad. Athens is eager to host the Games. The unique character of Athens cantidacy emerges from the wish of all Greek people to host the games of the XXVIII Olympiad in 2004.

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The Athens bid for the 2004 Olympic Games enjoys the full support of: 96% of the population of Athens (Public Opinion Poll, by M.R.B. Hellas S.A. and P.R.C.), the government, that guarantees the total financial backing of the Games, political parties, the municipality of Athens, the Hellenic Olympic Committee, the members of the International Olympic Committee in Greece. and the world wide spread Greek communities.

We are eager because a Games in Athens will reinforce the global Olympic values of peace and competitive excellence. We are eager because a Games in Athens will build on the excitement of Atlanta and increase the participation of Greeks in all Olympic sports. We are eager because a Games in Athens will allow the world to see the enduring values of our culture. We want to give the world a modern Olympics on a human scale. Efficient and elegant. We are eager because we love the Olympic Games.