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2004 Summer Olympics bids
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Five cities made the shortlist with their bids to host the 2004 Summer Olympics (formally known as Games of the XXVIII Olympiad), which were awarded to Athens, on September 5, 1997. The other shortlisted cities were Rome, Cape Town, Stockholm and Buenos Aires.
Final selection
In the first round of voting, there was a tie between Buenos Aires and Cape Town with both cities having the least amount of vote, So there was a tie-breaker between the two cities with Buenos Aires being eliminated. Stockholm was the next city to be eliminated followed by Cape Town. The final round was between the top two cities and saw Athens received enough votes to win the 2004 Summer Olympics Games. Athen's stadium was Spyros Louis, Rome's Stadio Olimpico and Stockholm's proposed stadium Victoria Arena.
Official Voting Results
Athens was the leader in all rounds of voting, except in Round 2, which was a tie-breaker due to a first round tie between Cape Town and Buenos Aires. Cape Town won that round over Buenos Aires, before losing out in the 4th round.
Logos of the four failed bids
   
Other cities
Did not make short-list
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