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Tanya Blencowe among delegates including Kieren Perkins in Monte Carlo.

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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Sam Kerr finished second in voting for last year’s FIFA Best award.

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
Peter Bol leads the pack in the 800m final.

Even initially sceptical welcomed Games distraction

So many of the exceptional memories from Tokyo’s Olympic Games had nothing to do with standing on a podium.

  • The Herald's View
Brisbane is close to securing the 2032 Olympics.

Hurdles ahead, but Games win one to celebrate

The backing from the International Olympic Committee of Brisbane as the likely city to host the 2032 Olympics is a heartening sign.

  • The Herald's View
Louise Sauvage receives the congratulations of Jean Driscoll of the United States after winning the 1500-metre final of the Sydney Paralympic Games.

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
Swimmer Siobhan Paton with some of her career spoils

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
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The Bondi beach volleyball stadium in all its glory.

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
Former Herald photographer Tim Clayton.

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
Michael Knight and John Coates at Olympic Park in 1998.

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
Mark McGaw and Chris Langford were part of a short-lived Seven experiment that tried to turn ex-footy players into Olympians.

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

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