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Stockholm hosted the 1912 Summer Olympics and the equestrian portion of the 1956 Summer Olympics. London became the first city to have hosted three Games with the 2012 Summer Olympics. Paris is the second city to do so with the 2024 edition and will be followed by Los Angeles as the third in 2028.
The Australian city of Melbourne which also hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics had lost out to Atlanta for the 1996 Summer Olympics three years earlier. [8] Beijing would later be selected to host the 2008 Summer Olympics eight years later on 13 July 2001 and the 2022 Winter Olympics twenty-two years later on 31 July 2015.
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]
S. Stadium Australia; State Sports Centre; Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre; Sydney Entertainment Centre; Sydney Football Stadium (1988) Sydney International Archery Park
Pages in category "Events at the 2000 Summer Olympics" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 2000 Summer Olympics were held in Sydney, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October 2000. 10,651 athletes from 199 National Olympic Committees (NOC) countries participated. The competition was made up of 300 events in 28 sports were held; 165 events were opened to men, 127 were opened to women and 10 were mixed events
2000 Summer Olympics medal table; List of 2000 Summer Olympics medal winners; O. Olly, Syd, Millie and Lizzie; Olympic Park railway station, Sydney;
The first edition of the festival, which founded by artistic director Rhoda Roberts, was the first of four leading up to the 2000 Summer Olympics, with some events held at the Sydney Opera House. It included an Aboriginal cast performing Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream , as well as Samuel Beckett 's Waiting for Godot performed in the ...