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It is the centrepiece of Sydney Olympic Park, and will be the venue for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. The coins red border comprises 15 of the 34 official pictograms representing the sports and disciplines of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. The red colour represents the rugged regions from which many Australian athletes come. N/A
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October 2000. [1]
The Olympic Games has a long tradition of pin trading, [3] sometimes called the "unofficial sport" of the Games, [8] [9] which is open to all. [3] Each year, between 5,000 and 6,000 new designs of pin are created for the games, [10] usually by nations, teams, brand sponsors, [11] media organizations, [10] and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) itself. [12]
On 17 December 1992, a group of Sydney citizens interested in the prospect of hosting the 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games gathered for a meeting at Sports House at Wentworth Park in Sydney. In the period leading up to 1999, after Sydney had won the bid, the small group of volunteers grew from approximately 42 to around 500.
The tradition of trading pins dates to the first contemporary Olympics in Athens, Greece, in 1896, ... Tennis great Serena Williams started her collection in Sydney in 2000.
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
While the official Olympic competition is confined to stadiums, pin trading takes place everywhere — even online. (The Associated Press' own pins are already going for between $30-50 on eBay.)
United States tennis player Coco Gauff is among several athletes who will take home what's quickly becoming the most sought after collectible at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games: a rare pin featuring ...