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.
The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was the last time that the Summer Paralympics were organized by two different Organizing Committees. In this edition, a record 3,801 athletes from 120 National Paralympic Committees participated in 551 events in 18 sports, and until the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, it was the second largest sporting event ever until that date held in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere. Sydney was the eighth city to host the Olympics and the Paralympics on same venues at the same year, and the first since Barcelona 1992 that they were organized in complete conjunction with the Olympics. They were also the first Paralympic Games outside the Northern Hemisphere and also in Oceania.
Mexico competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Hong Kong competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia under the name "Hong Kong, China" for the first time, as these were the first Games after the territory's handover from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. 31 athletes competed across 9 sports; Chiang Wai Hung, Ho Kwan Lung, Tang Hon Sing, William To Wai Lok and Maggie Chan Man Yee in athletics, Tam Kai Chuen, Ng Wei, Koon Wai Chee Louisa and Ling Wanting in badminton, Yueng Alexandra Ka-Wah and Wong Kam Po in cycling, Yu Yuet in diving, Lo Sing Yan, Lui Kam Chi and Fenella Ng in rowing, Chi Ho Ho and Lee Lai Shan in sailing, Li Hao Jian in shooting, Mark Kin Ming Kwok, Matthew Hon Ming Kwok, Tam Chi Kin, Lik Sun Fong, Wing Harbeth Fu, Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai, Yan Kay Flora Kong, Chan Wing Suet and Caroline Sin Wing Chiu in swimming, and Cheung Yuk, Leung Chu Yan, Song Ah Sim and Wong Ching in table tennis. No Hong Kong athlete won a medal in any event.
Nigeria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
São Tomé and Príncipe competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, which took place from 15 September to 1 October 2000. This marked the country's second appearance at the Summer Olympics, following its debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Its delegation consisted of two track and field athletes, Arlindo Pinheiro and Naide Gomes, who were selected to represent the country via wildcards, as the country had no athletes that met either the "A" or "B" qualifying standards. Pinheiro competed in the men's 110 m hurdles and Gomes competing in the women's 100 m hurdles, respectively. Gomes was selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony. Despite Pinheiro setting a national record with his time, ultimately, neither athlete progressed beyond the heats of their respective events.
Tanzania competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc, from 26 July to 4 August, comprising 100 divers from 31 nations.
The opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on the evening of Friday, 15 September 2000 in Stadium Australia, Sydney, during which the Games were formally opened by then-Governor-General Sir William Deane. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation's culture and history. Veteran ceremonies director Ric Birch was the Director of Ceremonies while David Atkins was the Artistic Director and Producer. Its artistic section highlighted several aspects of Australian culture and history, showing Australia's flora and fauna, technology, multiculturalism, and the hopeful moment of reconciliation towards Aboriginal Australians. The ceremony had a cast of 12,687 performers, seen by a stadium audience of around 110,000.
The men's 3 metre springboard was one of eight diving events included in the Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme.
The men's 10 metre platform was one of eight diving events included in the Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme.
The men's synchronized 3 metre springboard was one of eight diving events included in the Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme and one of the newest four events since 1924.
The men's synchronized 10 metre platform was one of eight diving events included in the Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme and one of the newest four events since 1924.
The women's synchronized 10 metre platform was one of eight diving events included in the Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme and one of the four new events added for the 2000 games since a change was made in 1924.
The women's synchronized 3 metre springboard was one of eight diving events included in the Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme and one of the four new events added for the 2000 games since a change was made in 1924.
The women's 3 metre springboard was one of eight diving events included in the Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme.
The women's 10 metre platform was one of eight diving events included in the Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme.
Australia was the host nation for the 2000 Summer Paralympics which was held in Sydney. Australia competed in the games between 18 and 29 October. The team consisted of 285 athletes in 18 sports with 148 officials. It was the country's largest ever Paralympic delegation to a Games. Australia has participated at every Summer Paralympic Games since its inception. Australia finished at the top of the medal tally with 63 gold, 39 silver and 47 bronze medals to total 149 medals for the games. This was the first time and the only time to date that Australia has finished on top of either an Olympic or Paralympic medal tally.
Maguire v SOCOG 2000 was a legal case in Australia about making a website accessible to a visually impaired person.
Huang Qiang is a Chinese-born Malaysian diver. He originally competed for the Chinese team and won a silver medal at the 1998 Asian Games as a sixteen-year-old. At the 2000 FINA Diving World Cup, Huang Qiang and his partner Tian Liang won the gold medal at the 10m synchronised event and the pair was viewed as a strong contender for gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics but Huang Qiang withdrew from the competition due to a back injury. His replacement Hu Jia and Tian Liang won silver. After his injury, Huang began a new career as a coach and eventually worked for the Malaysian national team. In 2011 he returned to the competition and received Malaysian citizenship which allowed him to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics under the Malaysian flag. In London, he competed in the synchronised 3 metre springboard and 3 m springboard events. In 2017, Huang was charged with raping a Malaysian diver but he was subsequently acquitted and discharged.
