e="text-align: left">The city of <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens</a>, <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>, submitted a bid for the 2004 Games and won the election in the final round of voting, defeating Rome. Athens previously hosted the <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Summer_Olympics" title="1896 Summer Olympics">1896 Summer Olympics</a> and bid for the 1944 and 1996 Games.<sup id="cite_ref-GamesBids_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_n