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[1] [2] The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were postponed for the first time in the Olympics history to summer 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the 2022 Winter Olympics being held roughly six months later in Beijing which also hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics. [3] [4] Five cities and regions have been chosen by the IOC to host upcoming ...
The final medal tally at the 2000 Summer Olympics was led by the United States, followed by Russia and China with host Australia in fourth place overall. Cameroon, Colombia, Latvia, Mozambique, and Slovenia won a gold medal for the first time in their Olympic histories, while Barbados, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan , Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam ...
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]
A Qantas Boeing 747-400 with Sydney Olympic bid stickers at Manchester Airport, circa 1993. The Australian Olympic Committee originally contemplated either Melbourne or Brisbane as their preferred bidding host cities, but Sydney gained popular favor amongst AOC President John Coates, and others, having never been a host city, as they were the last Australian bidding cities.
The following are lists of all Olympic venues, starting with the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, organized alphabetically, by sport, and by year.. As a multi-sport event, competitions held during a given Olympics usually take place in different venues located across the host city and its metropolitan area.
The Summer Olympics are the world's largest multi-sport event, and are organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) every four years. Selection of the host city is done at an IOC Session four to seven years prior to the tournament, in which the IOC members vote between candidate cities which have submitted bids.
Host nation Australia finished the Games with 58 medals overall (16 gold, 25 silver, and 17 bronze). [9] Cameroon , [ 10 ] Colombia , [ 11 ] Latvia , [ 12 ] Mozambique [ 13 ] and Slovenia won a gold medal for the first time in their Olympic histories, [ 14 ] while Vietnam , [ 15 ] Barbados , [ 16 ] Macedonia , [ 17 ] Kuwait , [ 18 ] Kyrgyzstan ...
Football at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad Football pictogram for the 2000 Summer Olympics Event details Games 2000 Summer Olympics Host country Australia Dates 13–30 September 2000 Venues 6 (in 5 host cities) Competitors 391 from 20 nations Men's tournament Teams 16 (from 5 confederations) Medalists Gold Cameroon Silver Spain Bronze Chile Women's tournament Teams 8 (from 6 confederations ...