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The world is our stage, and we Sydney, Australia are its
players, in September 2000. With the rise of the new millennium,
what a chance to show the world who we are as a nation,
an opportunity which opens a new page in Australian history.
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Our 15 minutes of fame have arrived, and we are stepping into
the spotlight, to show the world what we have got. This site will
give you some insight into all the happenings around Australia,
and focus on the benefits the Olympic games has in various areas
of Australian society, and where it will take us in the future.
This is our… Australian Awakening
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The Sydney 2000 AMP Torch Journey is the longest ever attempted
for an Olympic Games. The torch arrived in Australia at Uluru
(Ayres Rock) on June 8, and by September 15th, the day of the
Opening Ceremony, will have travelled almost 30,000km around Australia.
Some notable statistics about the relay include: -
- Travelling within 1 hours drive of 85% of Australia's Population
- Over 750 towns will see the torch, with 11,000 torchbearers,
who have been recognised by their local community, athletes
and Olympic sponsors
- There will be 187 lunch and overnight stops for the torch
So as you can see, the AMP Torch relay is quite a big event,
but it is also a once in a lifetime opportunity, so when the torch
visits your town or suburb, make sure you go out and see the Sydney
2000 Olympic Flame!
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The 2000 Sydney Olympic games are held in venues across the Sydney
metropolitan area and some even interstate (Canberra, Melbourne,
Adelaide and Brisbane) making it not only the Sydney games, but
the Australian games. An all round community effort. The majority
of the events are concentrated around the recently developed Homebush
Olympic venue located approximately 20 minutes drive west of the
city centre.
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The majority of the venues are completely new and are considered
to be of a world-class calibre. The Sydney 2000 Olympic
Main Stadium is the largest outdoor venue in Olympic games
history and has a crowd capacity of 110 000 spectators.
IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch has been quoted to
have described the Olympic Aquatic Centre as being "the
best swimming pool I have seen in my life".
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Due to technical restrictions we are unable to reproduce the entire
Olympic games schedule through this page. However, we have uploaded
the Microsoft Word 97/2000 document onto the Internet.
Instructions: To open the document click "Open file
from current location". To save the file so that you can
look at it later click "Save the file to disk". When
download is complete double click on the icon to open the word
document.
If you are still having difficulties (or do not own Microsoft
Word) CONTACT US.
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As part of our project, we asked the assistance of some Olympians
what they thought of the Sydney 2000 Olympic games. We were lucky
enough to score an interview with a current aquatic Olympic athlete,
who will remain nameless as requested. A selection of questions
and answers have been listed below.
Question One: What do you think of the Sydney 2000 Olympic
facilities? How do they compare to world standards?
"The facilities at Sydney Olympic venues ARE the best
in the world!"
Question Two: What sort of role do you think the Olympic
Games play in modern society?
"The modern Olympics play an important role in today's
society as it allows all athletes to compete on level playing
fields."
What do the games mean to you?
"An opportunity for the world best athletes to come
together to compete."
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We continued our street beat in order to get a grip of what it
is that Australian's think about the Olympics. Below are a series
of questions and answers from an interview from one of our team
members.
What are you hoping to get out of the Olympics?
I am hoping to see the Australian swimmers kick butt in the
pools this Olympics. Also to be able to experience the Olympic
atmosphere that everyone has been talking about.
What are your after games expectations?
My after games expectations are that we continue to perform
our best at all the sports we compete in and also that the facilities
that were built for the Olympics are used after the games.
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A variety of links to various sites supporting the Sydney 2000
Olympic Games are listed below in no particular order.
HTTP://WWW.OLYMPICS.COM
- The Official Site of the Olympic Games
HTTP://WWW.OLYMPIC.ORG
- The organisation behind the Olympic Games
HTTP://WWW.OUROLYMPICS.COM
- A tidy site, offering coverage of the games
HTTP://WWW.SMH.COM.AU
- The Sydney Morning Herald - Games Coverage
HTTP://WWW.SYDNEY2000FANS.COM
- A site for the fans of the games.
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