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The following is a list of host cities of the Olympic Games, both summer and winter, since the modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad. From the inaugural Winter Games in 1924 until 1992, winter and summer Games were held in the same year.
The Dunc Gray Velodrome (pictured in 2008) hosted the track cycling events for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Australia first hosted the Summer Olympics in 1956 at Melbourne. The main venue used was the Melbourne Cricket Ground which hosted the ceremonies (opening/closing), athletic events, and the finals for both field hockey and football. [28]
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The United States of America (USA), the previous host of the 1996 Olympics at Atlanta, competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 586 competitors, 333 men and 253 women, took part in 265 events in 31 sports.
S. Stadium Australia; State Sports Centre; Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre; Sydney Entertainment Centre; Sydney Football Stadium (1988) Sydney International Archery Park
Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17) Great Britain wins the most medals (19), Sweden the most gold medals (10) January 18 – Australia's Susie O'Neill breaks her own world record in the 200 m butterfly (short course) again, this time at a meet in Sydney , Australia, clocking 2:04.16.
She competed in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). How many Olympic medals has Biles earned? Biles earned seven Olympic ...
Pages in category "2000 Summer Olympics" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... Maguire v Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games ...