THE GAMES OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM
LES JEUX DU NOUVEAU MILLENAIRE

On 23 September 1993 in Monaco during the 101st IOC Session, Sydney (Australia) was elected to become the host city of the XXVIIth Olympiad in 2000. The Sydney 2000 Games was "The best Olympic Games ever" - Juan Antonio Samaranch -  comprising of 28 sports with 300 events. It was attended by 10,651 athletes (4,069 women and 6,582 men) from 199 countries (plus East Timor). The Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad were officially opened by Sir William Deane, Governor General of Australia. The Olympic Flame was lit by Cathy Freeman (Australia).

• DAY-BY-DAY - Events per day, schedule, opening/closing ceremonies, mascots
• HISTORY OF THE GAMES - From 1896-2000, Athens to Sydney
• TAPESTRY OF NATIONS - See the flags of all the nations!
• 3-LETTER OLYMPIC COUNTRY ABBREVIATIONS
• FINAL MEDAL TALLY - see all 80 countries who shared the dream

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ARCHERY (4)

HOCKEY (2)

ATHLETICS (46)

JUDO (14)

BADMINTON (5)

MODERN PENTATHLON (2)

BASEBALL (1)

ROWING (14)

BASKETBALL (2)

SAILING (11)

BEACH VOLLEYBALL (2)

SHOOTING (17)

BOXING (12)

SOFTBALL (1)

CANOE/KAYAK
Sprint (12)

SWIMMING (32)

CANOE/KAYAK
Slalom (4)

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING (2)

CYCLING - Mountain Bike, Road, Track (18)

TABLE TENNIS (4)

DIVING (8)

TAEKWONDO (8) NEW!

EQUESTRIAN (6)

TENNIS (4)

FENCING (10)

TRIATHLON (2) NEW!

FOOTBALL (2)

VOLLEYBALL (2)

GYMNASTICS - Artistic, Trampoline (16)

WATER POLO (2)

GYMNASTICS - Rhythmic (2)

WEIGHTLIFTING (15)

HANDBALL (2)

WRESTLING (16)