the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games got the Paralympic Movement back on the track with a sensational showcase of sport. The momentum of a highly successful Olympics transferred to the Paralympics, and ...

Many Australians remember the exact moment 20 years ago that Cathy Freeman won gold in the 400m at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. It’s been described as having “stopped the nation”. The Point co ...

It appears Australia has leaks in its distribution system, with coins going out the back door rather than through official ...

Coverage of the glorious Olympic Opening Ceremony of the Games in Sydney. The opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympic games took place on Friday 15 September in Stadium Australia. As mandated ...

The International Olympic Committee’s decision to strip U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles of her floor exercise bronze medal is the sport’s highest-profile controversy since the 2000 Olympic Games in ...

(ATR) Bob Leece is remembered for his "massive contribution to the Sydney Games ... From 1996 to 2000, Leece was the Deputy Director General of the Olympic Co-ordination Authority.

To celebrate a special moment in UK history, an iconic coin collection was released for the London 2012 Olympics ... at pocketing 60 times more than face value. Since the news was shared on ...

BBC Sport looks back at the best moments of Denise Lewis on the BBC, from winning heptathlon gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympics to a decade and a half of top athletics analysis and TV punditry.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone reached the pinnacle of her sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, when she won gold in the 400m hurdles and in the 4x400m relay. How many world records does Sydney ...

In July 2020, Webster returned to our screens in Channel Seven's The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Sydney 2000 Uncovered footage ... She agrees that it had "shock value".

The start of the women’s Olympic marathon in 2000 at North Sydney.Credit: 2000 A total shutdown was eventually approved, for the first time ever, in the Host City test event marathon in April 2000.