The Olympic Stadium (courtesy of Athens 2004 committee)

Situated 15 km to the north-east of the City of Athens, in the suburb of Amaroussion, the Athens Olympic Stadium will be home to the 6th IAAF World Championships in Athletics - Athens '97 from 1-10 August.

The stadium was completed in 1982 for the European Athletics Championships and has also hosted the 1st World Junior Athletics Championships. Originally designed to seat 75,000 spectators, the stadium will have its capacity reduced to 52,000 for the duration of Athens '97, to satisfy Press and Broadcast Media requirements.

Situated in the heart of the Olympic complex, the stadium is just 200 metres from the warm-up and training stadiums. Buses will run from all Athens '97 IAAF Family, VIP, Athletes and Media hotels throughout the competitions. See "How to get there".

The Marathon Course

The Athens '97 Marathon will be run over the traditional 42km and 195 metres of the original marathon course, from the village of Marathon to Athens, and the finish will be in the Panathinaikon Stadium.