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Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
On 17 January 2013, American cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of his bronze medal from the 2000 Summer Olympics by the IOC after his confession of being involved in using doping. [39] The IOC also decided not to award Spanish cyclist Abraham Olano the bronze medal, as he had also tested positive for doping, back in 1998.
The cost for Sydney 2000 compares with a cost of US$4.6 billion for Rio 2016, US$40–44 billion for Beijing 2008, and US$51 billion for Sochi 2014, the most expensive Olympics in history. The average cost for the Summer Games since 1960 is US$5.2 billion, average cost overrun is 176%.
Sydney 2000 was branded with the motto "The Games of the New Millennium" [6] In regards to the protocol of the ceremony, there had been incremental changes in the ceremonies format after 1960 Summer Olympics where the Olympic Anthem was readopted, and with the symbolic release of doves starting at 1994 Winter Olympics. [12]
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
India: 8.03 Abdulrahman Al-Nubi Qatar: 8.01 Triple jump details: Nattaporn Nomkanha Thailand: 16.53 Maksim Smetanin Kyrgyzstan: 16.33 Mouled Salem Al-Ahmadi Saudi Arabia: 16.24 Shot put details: Shakti Singh India: 19.77 CR Bilal Saad Mubarak Qatar: 19.23 Wen Jili China: 19.18 Discus throw details: Anil Kumar India: 58.47 Abbas Samimi Iran: 58. ...
India at the 2000 Summer Paralympics; IPC code: IND: NPC: Paralympic Committee of India: Website: Paralympic India: in Sydney October 18, 2000 () – October 29, 2000 () Competitors: 4 in 3 sports: Medals: Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0: Summer Paralympics appearances
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