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Sydney 2000
The exceptionally well-organised Sydney Games were a true celebration of Olympic values and sporting excellence. Triathlon and taekwondo were two new additions to the Olympic programme. Susanthika Jayasinghe became the first Sri Lankan woman to win a medal, claiming bronze in the 200m, whilst Birgit Fischer earned two gold medals in kayaking to become the first woman in any sport to win medals 20 years apart. Women also took part in weightlifting and the modern pentathlon for the very first time.
Sydney 2000 the XXVII Olympiad Games was held from September 15 to October 1, 2000 in Australia and had a total of 10,651 Athletes (6,582 men, 4,069 women) with 199 Nations and 4 individual Athletes participating in 28 Sports.
XXVI Summer Olympic Games Sydney 2000
Opening Ceremony
15 Sep 2000
Closing Ceremony
01 Oct 2000
Host City
Sydney
Country
Australia
Nations Participating
199
Athletes
Female
4069
Male
6582
Events
300
Disciplines
21
Volunters
46967
Media
16033
Asian Medal Standings
Rank
Country
G
S
B
T
RT
1
China
28
16
15
59
1
2
Korea
8
10
10
28
2
3
Japan
5
9
6
20
3
4
Kazakhstan
3
4
0
7
4
5
Iran
3
0
1
4
7
6
Indonesia
1
3
2
6
5
7
Uzbekistan
1
1
2
4
7
8
Thailand
1
0
2
3
10
9
Chinese Taipei
0
1
4
5
6
10
DPR Korea
0
1
3
4
7
11
Saudi Arabia
0
1
1
2
11
12
Vietnam
0
1
0
1
12
13
Kuwait
0
0
1
1
12
13
Qatar
0
0
1
1
12
13
India
0
0
1
1
12
13
Sri Lanka
0
0
1
1
12
13
Kyrgyzstan
0
0
1
1
12
Total:
50
47
51
148
Legend
G - Gold S - Silver B - Bronze T - Total RT - Rank by Total
Note
Rank by Total is calculated by total number of Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals.
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