The logo of the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games and the three Tae-Geuks, the Paralympic symbol from 1994-2004, are engraved on the front face of the medal. Below these engravings, the words “Paralympic ...

After the tremendous success of Barcelona 1992, and the troublesome experiences of Atlanta 1996, the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games got the Paralympic ... Para athletes took part in 550 medal events ...

Sydney 2000 marked the first-time participation of ... Jianxin Bian of China and Fatma Omar of Egypt took the first two gold medals in women's power lifting. To the delight of the home crowd ...

Three Australian women won individual Olympic gold at the Sydney 2000 Games: Cathy Freeman ... and screaming her way to victory in a gold medal match against Cuban fighter Urbia Melendez ...

and then when Cathy wins the gold medal it’s just the cream on the cake.” And John Paul has his own piece of history to remember that moment and Sydney 2000. “A friend of a friend of a ...

Sydney hosted the Olympic games. Previously Australia hosted the world’s biggest sporting spectacle in Melbourne in 1956.

Wheelchair racer Jessica Galli competed in Sydney in 2000 and again in Athens in 2004. But her breakthrough came in Beijing 2008, where she won five medals, including a record-breaking gold medal ...