Sports · September 15, 2000

2000 Summer Olympics

Name: 2000 Summer Olympics
Start: 2000-09-15
Location: Sydney, Australia

26 years ago · Sydney, Australia

26th anniversary

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.

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The 27th anniversary falls on September 15, 2027.

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Xavi Hernández

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Marco Polo

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William Howard Taft

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