When the Olympics came to town 20 years ago, Australia went HAM on the collectibles, so let us revisit some of the weirder Sydney 2000 merch. The year 2000. What a time.

The Sydney 2000 Olympics will long be remembered for the outpouring of national pride, ... They all deserved gold but all were satisfied with a simple thank you and the odd Olympic pin.

Sydney 2000 does offer you a variety of different play types in twelve events: 100 meter sprint, 110 meter hurdles, javelin, hammer, triple jump, high jump, skeet shooting, ...

While the long-term impact of the Sydney Olympics has been debated at length, we can at least still enjoy our memories of the Games 20 years on, writes Offsiders columnist Richard Hinds.