 made the shortlist with their <b>bids to host the <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics" title="2004 Summer Olympics">2004 Summer Olympics</a></b> (formally known as <i>Games of the XXVIII Olympiad</i>), which were awarded to <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens</a>, on September 5, 1997. The other shortlisted cities were <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>, <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a>, <a hre