It was followed by an appearance at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sydney.

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Consider his evolution: At 15, Phelps competed in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, placing fifth in the 200-meter butterfly.

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In addition, she reported on the crash of the Concorde on location in France, the 2000 presidential election and the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

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Many such migrants have been lured by stories of easy access to residency and jobs in the period before the Olympic Games in Sydney next year.

ECONOMIST: Australia

The Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000 were declared by former IOC supremo Juan Antonio Samaranch (and pretty much everyone else who mattered) to be "the best Games ever".

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Swatch watches were official timekeepers of the 1996 and 2000 Olympic games held in Atlanta and Sydney.

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ALREADY, Sydney's millennial Olympic Games are in trouble.

ECONOMIST: Australia

In 2000, Sydney will stage the Olympic Games and an associated cultural festival.

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It was the Briton's second major Olympic disappointment following her fourth place finish in the 10, 000m at the Sydney Games four years ago, when she had led until the final lap of the race.

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