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2000 Olympics |
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   Australia
will be the host country for the upcoming international sporting event,
the XXVII Olympics and XI Paralympics Games. Since winning the bid in
1993, Sydney has been hard at work constructing the world best sporting
facilities, as well as new attractions such as the 760 hectare Sydney
Olympic Park, a stadium with seating for 110,000 and the showground Exhibition
Centre, which will accommodate the city beyond 2000. More new facilities
will include the Sydney International Aquatic Centre and the Sydney International
Athlete Centre, with the former accommodating up to 12,500 seating. An
estimated total of 10,200 athletes and 5,100 officials from 200 countries
are expected to take part in 28 sports. Joining them will be 15,000 media
who will provide various forms of coverage for an estimated worldwide
audience of 3.5 billion.
 The
Sydney Olympic logo, also known as the Millennium Athlete, forms a figure
of an athlete with symbols and colors that are unique to Australia. The
boomerangs and suggestions of sun and rocks together with the colors of
the harbor beaches and the red of the desert evoke a landscape unique
to Australia.
A wide range
of tours are already available including the visits to existing facilities
such as the Sydney Olympic Park, Bicentennial Park, State Sports Centre,
International Aquatic Centre, and Athletic Centre. So far, the sale of
tickets has already outstripped Atlanta's 1996 efforts.
Related
links :
• http://www.olympics.com/
- Official Site of The Sydney 2000 Olympic
• Games
http://www.sydney2000fans.com/ - Sydney 2000 Fans : The Definitive
Unofficial Guide To The Sydney Games
• http://sydney.auscape.net.au/
- Sydney 2000 - The Unofficial Site
• http://www.sydney.com.au/
- Sydney, Australia's Travel and Tourist Guide
• http://www.nbcolympics.com/
- NBColympics.com
• http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
- The Ancient Olympics
• http://www.coolrunning.com.au/olympic/index.shtml
- 2000 Games News
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