2. THE MODERM
OLYMPIC GAMES

3. INDEX
o 1. Introduction
o 2. The Olympic Torch
o 3. Mascots
o 4. Participating Nations
o 5. Sports
o 6. Medals Table
o 7. Highlight
o 8. Spain
o 9. Conclusion

5.  After the organizational
failure of Atlanta 1996,
in these games the
organization was an
obsession and can say
it was perfect.
 We can consider as the
best games ever, the
twenty-first century
began well.

6.  Facilities were built of an enviable quality, an
international airport.
 In these games, Greenpeace members organized a
part the games; they use sunlight energy to power
the Olympic village.

7. THE OLYMPIC TORCH
 The Olympic torch of these games in nearly four
months visited 12 states of Oceania, New Zealand
and all the geography of Australia.
 On 15 September came to the Olympic Stadium
and the last relay was Cathy Freeman, she lit the
cauldron installed it on a waterbed beginning at this
edition of the Olympic Games.

8. MASCOTS
 In this Olympics Games, there wasn’t a mascot but
there were three, Olly, Syd and Millie.

9. PARTICIPATING NATIONS

12. SPORTS
•Archery
•Shooting
•Athletics
•Softball
•Baseball
•Swimming
•Basketball
•Synchronized
•Badminton
swimming
•Boxing
•Table tennis
•Canoe/Kayak
•Taekwondo
•Cycling
•Tennis
•Diving
•Triathlon
•Equestrian
•Volleyball
•Fencing
•Water polo
•Football( soccer)
•Weightlifting
•Gymnastics
•Wrestling
•Handball
•Hockey
•Judo
•Modern Pentathlon
•Rowing
•Sailing

13. MEDALS TABLE

14. HIGHLIGHT
• The American athlete Marion Jones won
three gold medals and two bronze.

15. • Maurice Green, gold medal 100 meters

16. • The spectacular Czech Jan Zelezny with
its third consecutive gold in the javelin.

17. SPAIN
Spain competed at the
Olympics Games in
Sydney 2000
 321 competitors
 216men and 105
women, took part in
165 events in 27
sports.

18. GOLD
Joan Llaneras Gervasio Deferr Isabel Fernández
 Cycling, men's  Gymnastics,  Judo, women's
points race men's long horse lightweight (57
vault kg)

19. SILVER
Rafael Lozano Soccer Team Gabriel Esparza
 Boxing, light  Soccer, men's  Taekwondo,
flyweight (48 kg) team competition men's 58 kg
division

20. BRONZE
Margarita
María Vasco Handball Team
Fullana
 Athletics,  Cycling, women's  Handball, men's
women's 20 km cross-country team competition
walk (mountain bike)

21. BRONZE
Nina
Alex Corretja and Albert Costa
Zhivanevskaya
 Swimming,  Tennis, men's doubles
women's 100 m
backstroke

22. •Finally, these
games can
that have
been the most
profitable in
history.
• The opening
ceremony was
a spectacle of
fire and water
with the
participation of
a large
number of
artists and
was seen by
some four
billion people.
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