On September15, 2000, Freeman had to wait for several minutes as a technical hitch delayed the sparking of the flame in the highly choreographed opening ceremony. She held her nerve then, and again ...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Australian sporting icon Cathy Freeman lights the Olympic cauldron 15 September, 2000 in Sydney to ignite the 27th Olympiad of the modern era, and the first of the new millennium.

It has been 25 years since the Sydney Olympics — the event officials declared the "best games ever" and marked one of the proudest moments in Australian history. In September 2000, just after the turn ...

Gaze, the captain of the Australian team exactly 20-years-ago, was prevented from attending the anniversary ceremony to relight the Olympic cauldron because of travel restrictions to prevent the ...

The International Olympic Committee’s decision to strip U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles of her floor exercise bronze medal is the sport’s highest-profile controversy since the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, ...

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And steering the entire Australian newspaper coverage for News Corp was Phil Rothfield, who bunkered down at Holt St, Surry ...