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The cast of Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony - 2000 includes: Steve Jefferys
September 15, 2000
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The Athlete's Oath at the 2000 Sydney Olympics was sworn by Australian women's field hockey team captain Rechelle Hawkes.
Matthew Pinsent, 4 time gold medal winner in rowing.
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Olympic Stadium in Sydney on September 15, 2000.
Cathy Freeman was one the last torch bearers in the 2000 Olympics opening ceremony in Sydney, Australia. Australia is her home country. I'm sure officials wanted to showcase an Aborijane who did good and show that the world. Freeman went on to win a Gold Medal later on in the Olympics.
The closing ceremony for the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney was held on October 1.
There were numerous singers at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. The young girl who sang during the early part of the opening ceremony was 13-year-old Nikki Webster. Other musical performers who performed during the opening ceremony were Olivia Newton-John and John Farnham, who sang the duet "Dare to Dream" while they walked among the athletes. Vanessa Amorosi sang "Heroes" when a huge cloth with sporting images and a white dove of peace dropped to cover the athletes. Tina Arena sang "The Flame".
The Olympic Opening ceremony in Sydney, Australia typically begins around 8:00 PM local time.
Only in the Summer Games. 2000 Sydney Olympics was the first and it was the most watched olympic even of the games that year only behind the opening and closing ceremonies.