Athens Games The Games return to Greece. The Olympic medals get a new design, this time showing the Panathinaiko Stadium. This modification at last corrects the error made by Giuseppe Cassioli all the way back in 1928, when he used the Roman Colosseum for his design. The 2004 summer games were hailed as "unforgettable, dream games" by IOC president Jacques Rogge, and left Athens with a significantly improved infrastructure, including a new airport, ring road, and subway system. For the first time the Olympic Flame toured the world, visiting previous and next city hosts of the Olympic, before finally arriving to Greece. The shot put event was held in ancient Olympia, site of the ancient Olympic Games (that is the very first time women athletes competed in Ancient Olympia), while the archery competition was held in the Panathinaiko Stadium, in which the 1896 games were held. The USA won a total of 101 medals, of which 36 golden. China won 63 (32 gold medals), Russia 90 (28 gold medals). Greece has broken its previos record by winning a total of 16 medals, of which 16 golden.
