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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 2000 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October 2000. [1]
Sydney 2000 was branded with the motto "The Games of the New Millennium" [6] In regards to the protocol of the ceremony, there had been incremental changes in the ceremonies format after 1960 Summer Olympics where the Olympic Anthem was readopted, and with the symbolic release of doves starting at 1994 Winter Olympics.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2,134 participating athletes from 193 countries. There were a total number of 2,134 participating athletes from 193 countries.
The swimming program for 2000 was expanded from 1996, with the inclusion of the semifinal phase in each of the events except for some special cases. Long-distance swimming events (400 m freestyle, 800 m freestyle, 1500 m freestyle, and 400 m individual medley) and all relays still maintained the old format with only two phases: heats and final.
It was the 22nd edition of the men's Olympic football tournament. The final, played at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney, Australia, attracted the Olympic Games Football attendance record of 104,098 which broke the previous record of 101,799 set at the Rose Bowl for the gold medal match of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Event Name Nation Time Date Record Men's 1 km time trial: Jason Queally: Great Britain: 1'01"609: 16 September: OR: Men's individual pursuit: Robert Bartko
Australia was the host nation for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 617 competitors, 341 men and 276 women, took part in 270 events in 34 sports. [1]