Sydney 2000


The XXVII^th SUMMER GAMES

In 1894 the Baron Pierre of Coubertin launched the idea of renovating the Olympics. In the year 2000 the games are unwound to Sydney city who was chosen during of the session of Monaco.
For these last's games of millennial the city of Sydney had made call to more than 47 000 volunteers of 15 to 83 years so that they unwind in the good conditions and she succeeded there.
To the sporty level to share some problems bound to the doping theses games were a true success.

Dates:	September 15 to October 1^st
Participating N.O.C.:	199 + 4 IOP
Number of Sports:	29
Number of Events:	300
Number of Athletes:	10651
Men's :	6582
Women's :	4069
Volunteer :	46 967
Médias :	16 033
Opening:	Sir William Deane, Governor General of Australia
Oath :	Rechelle Hawkes
Oath for official :	Peter Kerr
Number of torch bearer:	13 300
Final Torch Bearer:	Cathy Freeman
Candidates cities:	Beijing (CHN), Berlin (GER), Istanbul (TUR) and Manchester (GBR)

The table of the medals alphabetically of the countries