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== History ==

=== Athens 2004 and the years after ===
Ano Liosia Olympic Hall was opened in 2004. The arena was used to host the [[Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics|judo]] and [[Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|wrestling]] events at the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/or2004b.pdf 2004 Summer Olympics official report.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819195306/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/or2004b.pdf |date=2008-08-19 }} Volume 2. pp. 357-8, 433.</ref>

After the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, the venue became the site of various [[television]] productions, including the [[So You Think You Can Dance (Greek TV series)|Greek version]] of the reality show ''[[So You Think You Can Dance]]''.  At one point in time, the arena was scheduled to be the home of the Hellenic Academy of Culture and Hellenic Digital Archive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympicproperties.gr/contents_gr.asp?id%3D266 |title=contents_gr.asp?id=266 www.olympicproperties.gr |access-date=2010-03-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801103507/http://www.olympicproperties.gr/contents_gr.asp?id=266 |archive-date=2013-08-01 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=2229|title=IOC News - Olympic Updates, Articles and Press Releases|date=17 July 2021}}</ref>

=== AEK B.C. ===
On May 13, 2019, the Greek Government decided to cede the venue to the General Secretariat of Sports, with the aim of subsequently ceding it to [[AEK B.C.]].<ref>[https://www.gazzetta.gr/basketball/basket-league/article/1355141/aek-psifistike-i-tropologia-gia-kleisto-sta-ano-liosia gazzetta.gr (in Greek)]</ref> On June 22, 2020, it was announced that the arena's use until the year 2040, was granted to the professional basketball club [[AEK B.C.|A.E.K.]], of the [[Greek Basket League]], in order for the arena to host the home games of the club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Το "Παλάτι", που της αξίζει... |url=http://aekbc.gr/el/articles-3448/to-palati-pou-th-aksizei.htm |website=aekbc.gr}}</ref>