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Wikipedia: 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, and as a result of this location and the dates, took place in early spring. Sydney won the right to host the Games on 24 September 1993, after being selected over Beijing, Berlin, Istanbul and Manchester in four rounds of voting, at the 101st IOC Session in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
![[Aerial view of the Sydney International Aquatic Centre]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Sydney_Olympic_Park_Aquatic_Centre_s.jpg "Aerial view of the Sydney International Aquatic Centre")
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![[Olympic Stadium]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Homebush_stadium_s.jpg "Olympic Stadium")
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![[Cathy Freeman surrounded by world media and carrying the Aboriginal and Australian flags following her victory in...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Cathy400_mediafrenzy_s.jpg "Cathy Freeman surrounded by world media and carrying the Aboriginal and Australian flags following her victory in...")
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![["A New Era and Eternity" segment during the ceremony.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Sydney_Olympics_Opening_Ceremony_s.jpg "\"A New Era and Eternity\" segment during the ceremony.")
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![[People from around the world enjoying the atmosphere at the Olympic stadium during the 2000 Olympics]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Womens_long_jump_final_s.jpg "People from around the world enjoying the atmosphere at the Olympic stadium during the 2000 Olympics")
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