2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 16 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was the second time that the Summer Olympics were held in the Southern Hemisphere, the first one being in Melbourne in 1956. Sydney won the right to host the Games ... more

Host City:

Duration:

  • 16 days (Sep 15, 2000 — Oct 1, 2000)

Number Of Nations:

  • 199

Number Of Athletes:

  • 10,651

Number Of Events:

  • 300

Also known as:

  • Games of the XXVII Olympias

Olympic games

Host City

Sydney

Sydney (pronounced /ˈsɪdni/) is the largest city in Australia, and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney has a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million and an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometres. Its inhabitants are called Sydneysiders, and Sydney is often called...
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