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ATHENS (Reuters) - The steel and glass roof built over the main Olympic stadium in Athens just we... Olympic stadium roof safe:

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ATHENS (Reuters) - The steel and glass roof built over the main Olympic stadium in Athens just weeks before last year's Games is safe despite the need for some minor repairs, the government said on Tuesday.

Following a report by Germanischer Lloyd, a quality testing and certification group, which recorded a few faults in the massive web-like construction stretching above the 70,000-seater stadium, the government said there was no reason for concern.

"This report was completed in February 2005 and, based on this, what (minor repairs) needed to be done have been done," said deputy Culture Minister Fani Palli-Petralia, who was the government's top Olympic official last year.

Billed as the Games' landmark and designed by famed Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the roof was completed only a few weeks before the start of the Olympics due to construction delays.

It is the capital's tallest structure and its two huge arches, sustaining the weight of the glass-panelled roof, provided a spectacular backdrop for last year's Games.

"Such maintenance work has nothing to do with the stability of the structure and will have to be done throughout the life of this project, which is unique in the world," said Kostas Mathiopoulos, Construction director at AKTOR.

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