FILE PHOTO: General view inside Olympic stadium in Athens, Greece before a Greek Cup Final football match, May 22, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece on Tuesday unveiled a plan to tap European Union and private funds for a revamp of its biggest sports complex, which hosted the 2004 Olympic Games but had been left deteriorating since then.
Covering a 250-acre plot, the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA), which houses Greece's largest football pitch and other sports venues, has been incurring losses and cost the state 200 million euros ($235.66 million) in maintenance since 2005, according to the government.
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