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title: "2000 Summer Olympics Sydney"
year: 2000
country: "Australia"
canonical: "https://recap.at/2000/sydney-olympics-2000"
slug: "sydney-olympics-2000"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "2000-09-15"
endDate: "2000-10-01"
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# 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney

> Sydney 2000 showcased the Southern Hemisphere hosting the Games and became emblematic of early-21st-century Olympic spectacle with unprecedented digital broadcast integration.

## Summary

The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It marked the second time the Summer Olympics were held in Australia, and in the Southern Hemisphere, the first being in Melbourne, in 1956.

## Sources

- [2000 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/2000/sydney-olympics-2000