Best Games ever
The green scarf that changed the course of Sydney sporting history
Three decades ago, a decision in Monaco changed Australia forever.
- Helen Pitt
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Cathy Freeman moment the dream for Matildas at World Cup, says Kerr
The star striker believes the upcoming home World Cup is a chance for the national side to build a legacy that could change the women’s game forever in Australia.
- Ian Chadband
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Sydney Paralympic Games were different for reason close to my heart
I watched as they built the Olympic Stadium. I drove my car around the athletics track when it was still dirt. A couple of years later, I would win gold twice on that same soil - my home turf.
- Louise Sauvage
The Games that touched the soul: Sydney's Paralympics legacy
From Siobhan Paton in the pool to Louise Sauvage on the track, the Sydney Games were a turning point for Australian athletes – and the para sport movement.
- Jordan Baker
From a protest to a party: How Bondi was won over by beach volleyball
Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst's gold medal game is one of the most enduring images of the Sydney 2000 Olympics - but half of Bondi never wanted it to happen.
- Vince Rugari
Shooting for glory: The perfect pictures
Award-winning former Herald sport photographer Tim Clayton picks his five favourite photos from the 2000 Olympics and reveals the story behind them.
- Tim Clayton
How the Night Of The Long Prawns shaped Sydney's Olympic bounty
In 1996, a dinner of prawn cutlets in Chinatown helped to guarantee the success of the Sydney Olympics and the future of the Australian Olympic Committee.
- Roy Masters
Cool Runnings meets Dodgeball: The reality TV plot to turn footy players into Olympic handballers
Handball had a participation base of around 500 players when Sydney were announced host of the 2000 Olympics - prompting a push from Channel Seven for ex-AFL and NRL stars to switch sports.
- Vince Rugari
As it happened: 'You have presented the best Olympic Games ever'
There wasn't a fairytale medal for Andrew Gaze as the curtain came down on Sydney, but it was a golden moment when Juan Antonio Samaranch uttered the words we all wanted to hear.
- Phil Lutton
As it happened: Silver lining for Opals, Cameroon shock Spain
The Opals fell short against Team USA, the Indomitable Lions won an unforgettable football final and more gold for the world's fastest man on this day 20 years ago.
- Phil Lutton
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