Palau at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Palau competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Adolf and Koshiba competed at Stadium Australia during the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sydney International Aquatic Centre, the host venue for the swimming events for the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, which hosted the weightlifting events of the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 the Millennium Olympic Games or 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.
The 2000 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony at Stadium Australia, on 15 September 2000.
Gold medallist Nancy Johnson (centre) of the U.S., raises her hands with silver medallist Kang Cho-hyun (left), of South Korea, and bronze winner Gao Jing (right), of China, during the first medal ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games.
Cathy Freeman after the 400-metre final
Olympic colours on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
