The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the winners of the 2004 "Olympic Golden Rings" for the best television coverage of the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Athens 2004.
 
This year, around 30 films from various countries were presented to an international jury, chaired by the IOC Honorary President for Life, Juan Antonio Samaranch, which met from 13 to 14 December 2004 at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne Switzerland.
 
The award ceremony took place last night at the Olympic Museum where gold, silver and bronze trophies were awarded in three categories, as follows:
 
Category I  The Best Sports Coverage by the host broadcasting organisation, Athens Olympic Broadcasting (AOB)

Golden Rings: Gymnastics - Makoto Nakamura and Kostas Katapais
Silver Rings: Swimming - Greg Clarke and Ian Hirst
Bronze Rings: Canoe/Kayak Slalom - Daniel Katapais