Last week - 2 weeks before the opening ceremony in Athens - the countdown for JOOLA began with the installation of the tables and game boxes in the Galatsi Olympic Hall, the venue of the table tennis competitions. Under the supervision of JOOLA production manager Joachim Fess and with the help of many volunteers of the ATHOC (Athens Organizing Committee), it took only 2 days to set up the equipment, which consider that it filled a complete truck was a real achievement.
JOOLA designed a totally new, so-called "show court" table, which will only be used for such exceptional events and will not be on general sale. The design is a cooperation of two designers Karen Donndorf, Berlin, and Ursula Rothfuss, Los Angeles - the stable metal undercarriage is encased with aluminium moulds and illuminated underneath the table top.
At erection of the tables: JOOLA production manager Joachim Fess (left) and Promotion manager Andreas Hain (right) together with the ITTF Tournament Manager Didier Le Roy from Belgium.
The Galatsi Hall holds 6000 spectators and is also the venue for the gymnatics competitions after the table tennis competitions. It is located very centrally and only a few minutes away from the Olympic Stadium. According to the organizers the finals of the table tennis competitions are completely sold out, there are only tickets for the group matches.
View of the Galatsi Hall with the 4 tables.
