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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.
This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2000. The primary athletics competition for the 2000 season was at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Track and Field News (T&FN) has tracked records by any American high school students, in any competition until they enter college. These records include marks made in open competition against higher-level competitors, post-season meets and international competition up until August 31 following their high-school graduation.
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
The 2000 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.Organised by USA Track and Field, the ten-day competition lasted from July 14 until July 23 and served as the national championships in track and field for the United States.
In 2000, pros were admitted, but the MLB refused to release its players in 2000, 2004, and 2008, and the situation changed only a little: the Cubans still used their best players, while the Americans started using minor leaguers. The IOC cited the absence of the best players as the main reason for baseball being dropped from the Olympic program.
Events at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Archery • Art competitions • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Basque pelota • Beach volleyball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cricket • Croquet • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Field hockey • Figure skating • Football • Golf • Gymnastics • Handball • Ice hockey • Jeu de paume • Judo • Karate ...
St. Patrick's High School (Iten, Kenya) Matthew Birir -Olympic Gold medalist and World Junior Champion Michael Boit - Olympic Bronze medalist, former Sports Commissioner of Kenya and currently a professor of sports science at Kenyatta University Wilson Boit Kipketer -World record holder 3000 metres steeplechase, World Champion, Olympic medalist ...