2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 7
Chris Charlton sought the Ward 7 seat on a platform of stopping government waste, maintaining the city's urban boundary, halting privatization of government services, saving urban greenspace, and bringing mixed incomes into the downtown core. Charlton, a past NDP candidate on Hamilton Mountain federally in 1997 and provincially in 1999, was the spouse of former Hamilton Mountain MPP Brian Charlton. Former Mayor Jack MacDonald, writing in the Spectator, critiqued Charlton for her opposition to the Red Hill Valley Expressway.


2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 7
On election night, Kelly was interviewed by the Spectator and expressed nervousness at the results, saying "With the Bush-Gore thing, who knows what's going to happen in elections?" Kelly won the night, earning over 4,000 more votes than Charlton, who the Spectator noted maintained her sense of humour in defeat by saying "It cured me of a superstition...I no longer think three times is a charm!"


2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 9
Ward 9, newly created from the former Stoney Creek wards 1, 6, and 7, drew three high-profile candidates. Anne Bain, the last Mayor of Stoney Creek, opted to run in Ward 9 despite living in Ward 10. Bain ran on a platform of limiting development to manage transportation issues and supporting the construction of the Red Hill Valley Expressway. Former Stoney Creek Ward 7 councillor Paul Miller also opted to run in Ward 9. Miller's platform also addressed truck traffic in upper Stoney Creek and was also supportive of the expressway plan.


2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 9
The final candidate was incumbent Ward 6 councillor Bob Charters. Charters' wardmate, Tom Jackson, had decided to seek re-election and, rather than fight Jackson for the single Ward 6 seat, Charters made the decision to stand in Ward 9. Miller criticized Charters' plan, as he still lived in Ward 6, telling the Spectator "All I can say is he's welcome to try. I imagine (voters) will have their opinion on it and maybe they'll wonder why he's chosen to do that."


2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 9
During the campaign, Bain drew attention for her relaxed style, sporting tracksuits and running shoes on the campaign trail. Bain told the Spectator, "I'm not going to canvass in high heels. I'm not out there to impress people with what I'm wearing. And the women I meet at the door, they are not dressed up." The campaign featured a notable lack of hostility toward Stoney Creek's amalgamation with Hamilton, with voters noting they believed their community would retain its character and that the merger would make it more possible for the Red Hill Valley Expressway to be built.


2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 9
On election night, the ward's race was one of the city's closest. Bain earned 64 more votes than Miller, with Charters very close begind. The closeness of the election prompted Miller to request a formal recount, with his campaign claiming 154 more votes were cast than counted. The resulting recount only added 46 more ballots and reaffirmed Bain as the winner of the election.


2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 10
The neawly-created Ward 10 encompassed much of the former town of Stoney Creek below the Niagara Escarpment. A diverse ward, it included many of the city's cultural communities, with the Spectator commenting on the ward's "large Italian, Croatian, Serbian, Polish, German and Dutch populations, as well as a growing Sikh community."


2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 10
A number of Stoney Creek's local politicians registered to seek the open Ward 10 seat. Former deputy mayor Albert Marrone, and former councillors Larry Di Ianni and Maria Pearson faced off for the seat while the last Mayor of Stoney Creek, Anne Bain, had originally registered for the seat but dropped out and re-registered in Ward 9 before the close of nominations. Di Ianni was first elected in 1982 and ran on a platform of his experience and keeping the Stoney Creek Town Hall open. The former 6-term councillor was notable for using a website to get his message across.


2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 10
Marrone, who did not live in the ward, ran on a platform of lowering taxes while contining to keep services functioning as well as improving roads and local infrastructure. Pearson, a Stoney Creek councillor since 1991, campaigned on maintaining the community's identity and working with other councillors as a team. The three former politicians were joined by Tejinder Singh, the operator of a local import-export business who complained about a lack of engagement from local politicians, poor local public transportation, and the siting of the Taro Landfill in the area.


2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 10
During the campaign, Di Ianni complained of rampant sign vandalism, telling the Spectator "I look around and all the Pearson and Marrone signs seem to be up. And just the Di Ianni signs are down." All Ward 10 candidates complained about confusion among voters about where polls were being held and when voting was occurring.


2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 11
In early September, the last Mayor of Glanbrook, Glen Everington, and former Glanbrook regional council member Dave Mitchell announced they would be contesting the new seat, which blended the former municipality of Glanbrook with parts of rural Stoney Creek.


2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 12
Ward 12 was formed from the urban parts of the Town of Ancaster.


2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 12
Two former Ancaster council members, Murray Ferguson and Brian Kerman entered the race to represent the new ward on Hamilton City Council. Ferguson, who earned the endorsement of former mayor Jack MacDonald, was a local businessman and active citizen, serving on the Hamilton Conservation Authority, local volunteer boards, and had twice been nominated as Ancaster's "Citizen of the Year". Ferguson, who was first elected to Ancaster Town Council in 1994, campaigned on incorporating Ancaster into Hamilton in a harmonious way and better listening to community groups. Kerman, elected to Ancaster's council in 1997, had recently been unsuccessful in an attempt to secure the Liberal Party nomination to stand in a by-election in Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot. Kerman was vehemently opposed to amalgamation and promised to pursue legal action to separate Ancaster from Hamilton.


2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 12
Ferguson and Kerman were joined by former Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board trustee John Rocchi, who campaigned on increasing children's sports facilities and Steve Zivanic, a retired businessman and a member of an anti-Hamilton Airport activist group.


2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 12
Ferguson won with over 52% of the vote, telling the Spectator that he was "scared to death" of his win, but was eager to work for his constituents.


2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 14
Ward 14 was created from rural parts of Ancaster and the village of Jerseyville in the former county of Wentworth. Despite being the largest ward in terms of area at 414 square kilometres - one third of the city's landmass - it had the fewest eligible voters of any ward. At the time, the ward had no municipal water or sewer services and relied on local septic systems.


2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, City Council Election, Ward 14
Four well-known candidates sought the new rural seat. Former Flamborough Deputy Mayor Dave Braden faced off against former Flamborough Ward 5 councillor Paul Kidd. Arend Kersten, the former editor of a local newspaper, the Flamborough Review, and local farmer Denise Harvey also contested the seat. Braden was a controversial figure, having previously accused regional politicians of corruption without proof and suggested residents of Flamborough may rise up in "outright rebellion" if the area was merged with Hamilton. Kidd campaigned on making improvements to Highway 6. Kidd, who was also skeptical of amalgamation, also proposed modified rural bus service, protecting the area's rural identity, and being a vigilant local tax watchdog.


2000 Harlow District Council election
The 2000 Harlow District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of  Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


2000 Harlow District Council election, Election result
Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats gained 4 seats from Labour, reducing Labour to only holding 5 seats at the election, although they retained a majority on the council. Among the Labour councillors to be defeated was the chairman of the council John McCree in Brays Grove ward. Overall turnout at the election was 30.86%, up from 29.85% at the 1999 election.


2000 Harrogate Borough Council election
The 2000 Harrogate Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.


2000 Harrogate Borough Council election, Campaign
19 of the 59 seats were contested in the election with the Liberal Democrats defending 14, the Conservatives 4 and Labour 1 seat. Close contests were expected in Killinghall and the 2 wards in Ripon, with the Liberal Democrats hoping to make gains despite criticism over the handling of the redevelopment of the area around a bus station.


2000 Harrogate Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw the Liberal Democrats remain in control of the council, despite the Conservative party gaining seats. The Liberal Democrats finished the election with 40 seats, with the seats held by the party including the two in Ripon, which were narrowly won over the Conservatives. The Conservatives finished with 18 seats, while Labour was reduced to only one seat after losing a seat.


2000 Hart District Council election
The 2000 Hart Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Hart District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.


2000 Hartlepool Borough Council election
Elections to Hartlepool Borough Council in the ceremonial county of County Durham in England were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.


2000 Hartlepool Borough Council election, Campaign
15 seats were up for election in 2000 with Labour defending 13 seats that they had won in the 1996 election. Before the election six of those seats were seen as being vulnerable including Dyke House, Grange, Park and Seaton wards. The Labour Party however was seen as strongly favoured to maintain a majority on the council. A four per cent swing was required in order for the Labour Party to lose control of the council.


2000 Hartlepool Borough Council election, Campaign
The Liberal Democrats and Conservative parties said that voters were unhappy with the Labour national government and that the election was a chance for voters to demonstrate this. Labour accused the other two parties of having done a deal to avoid opposing each other in some of the wards where Labour might be defeated. However the Conservatives said that this was "pure coincidence", and the Liberal Democrats said that there no deal between them before the election. The Conservative party did not put up candidates in five wards, while the Liberal Democrats did not stand in Seaton and Throston wards.


2000 Hartlepool Borough Council election, Campaign
Opponents accused council leader Russell Hart of concentrating on building up his own importance and during the campaign they circulated fake five pound notes with Hart's face on instead of the Queen. Meanwhile, Labour brought in a series of national figures to campaign for the party in the election including Members of Parliament (MPs) Hilary Armstrong, Joyce Quin, Alan Howarth and Member of the European Parliament Gordon Adam.


2000 Hartlepool Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw Labour lose overall control of the council for the first time in 21 years. The nine gains made by the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives exceeded pre-election expectations. Defeated Labour councillors including Stephen Wallace, the election agent for local MP Peter Mandelson, former election agent Bernard Carr, mayor Ron Watts and longest serving councillor Bill Iseley, who had been a councillor for 39 years. Overall turnout in the election was 27%.


2000 Hartlepool Borough Council election, Election result
Conservative national party leader William Hague said that "The Hartlepool result shows that the Conservatives can fight and win in all areas of Britain", while the Liberal Democrats described the results as showing "that the people of Hartlepool have rejected Labour". However Labour blamed the results on an election deal between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives.


2000 Hartlepool Borough Council election, Aftermath
Following the election the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives began talks on an agreement to run the council between themselves. A special council meeting took place on 25 May and the two parties took control with Liberal Democrat Arthur Preece becoming the new council leader.


2000 Harvard Crimson football team
The 2000 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Timothy Murphy, the Crimson  finished the season with an overall record of 5–5, placing in a tie for third among Ivy league teams with a conference mark of 4–3. Mike Clare was the team captain.


2000 Harvard Crimson football team
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.


2000 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
The Haryana legislative assembly election, 2000 was held on 22 February 2000, to select the 90 members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly. Results were declared on 25 February 2000. Indian National Lok Dal got 47 seats and form government.


2000 Hastings Borough Council election
Elections to Hastings Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.


2000 Havant Borough Council election
The 2000 Havant Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.


2000 Hawaii Warriors football team
The 2000 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Hawaii finished the 2000 season with a 3–9 record, going 2–6 in Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play. The warriors were led by 2nd year head coach June Jones.


2000 Hawthorn Football Club season
The 2000 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 76th season in the Australian Football League and 99th overall.


2000 Heineken Cup Final
The 2000 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 1999–2000 Heineken Cup, the fifth season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 27 May 2000 at Twickenham Stadium in London. The match was contested by Northampton Saints of England and Munster of Ireland. Northampton Saints won the match 9–8.


2000 Heineken Open
The 2000 Heineken Open was a men's ATP tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. The event was part of the International Series of the 2000 ATP Tour and was played on outdoor hard courts. The tournament was held from 10 January through 15 January 2000. Magnus Norman won the singles title.


2000 Heineken Open, Finals, Doubles
Ellis Ferreira /  Rick Leach defeated  Olivier Delaître /  Jeff Tarango 7–5, 6–4


2000 Heineken Open Shanghai
The 2000 Heineken Open Shanghai was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Shanghai in the People's Republic of China and was part of the International Series of the 2000 ATP Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and ran from October 16 through October 23, 2000. Magnus Norman won the singles title.


2000 Heineken Open Shanghai, Finals, Doubles
Paul Haarhuis /  Sjeng Schalken defeated  Petr Pála /  Pavel Vízner 6–2, 3–6, 6–4


2000 Heineken Open Shanghai – Doubles
Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but did not compete this year.


2000 Heineken Open Shanghai – Doubles
Paul Haarhuis and Sjeng Schalken won the title by defeating Petr Pála and Pavel Vízner 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 in the final.


2000 Heineken Open Shanghai – Singles
Magnus Norman was the defending champion and successfully defended his title by defeating Sjeng Schalken 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 in the final.


2000 Heineken Open – Doubles
Jeff Tarango and Daniel Vacek were the defending champions, but Vacek did not participate this year. Tarango partnered Olivier Delaître, losing in the final.


2000 Heineken Open – Doubles
Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach won the title, defeating Delaître and Tarango 7–5, 6–4 in the final.


2000 Heineken Open – Singles
Second-seeded Magnus Norman defeated Michael Chang 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the singles competition at the 2000 Heineken Open men's tennis tournament. Tommy Haas was the defending champion.


2000 Heineken Open – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


2000 Heineken Trophy
The 2000 Heineken Trophy was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at Autotron park in Rosmalen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands that was part of the International Series of the 2000 ATP Tour and Tier III of the 2000 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 19 June until 25 June 2000. Patrick Rafter and Martina Hingis won the singles titles.


2000 Heineken Trophy, Finals, Men's Doubles
Martin Damm /  Cyril Suk defeated  Paul Haarhuis /  Sandon Stolle 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)


2000 Heineken Trophy, Finals, Women's Doubles
Erika deLone /  Nicole Pratt defeated  Catherine Barclay /  Karina Habšudová, 7–6(8–6), 4–3 ret.


2000 Heineken Trophy – Men's Doubles
Since the 1999 final was cancelled due to rain, no defending champions were declared.


2000 Heineken Trophy – Men's Doubles
Guillaume Raoux and Jan Siemerink were the 1998 champions, but Raoux did not compete this year. Siemerink teamed up with Sjeng Schalken and lost in first round to Andrei Pavel and Gabriel Trifu.


2000 Heineken Trophy – Men's Doubles
Martin Damm and Cyril Suk won the title by defeating Paul Haarhuis and Sandon Stolle 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5) in the final.


2000 Heineken Trophy – Men's Singles
Patrick Rafter was the defending champion and won the title defeating Nicolas Escudé 6–1, 6–3 in the final to win his third consecutive Heineken Trophy.


2000 Heineken Trophy – Women's Doubles
Silvia Farina Elia and Rita Grande were the defending champions, but Farina Elia did not compete this year. Grande teamed up with Sabine Appelmans and lost in semifinals to Catherine Barclay and Karina Habšudová.


2000 Heineken Trophy – Women's Doubles
Erika deLone and Nicole Pratt won the title, after Catherine Barclay and Karina Habšudová were forced to retire during the final. The score was 7–6(8–6), 4–3.


2000 Heineken Trophy – Women's Singles
Kristina Brandi was the defending champion, but lost in semifinals to Ruxandra Dragomir


2000 Heineken Trophy – Women's Singles
Martina Hingis won the title, after Ruxandra Dragomir was forced to retire during the final. The score was 6–2, 3–0.


2000 Heineken Trophy – Women's Singles, Seeds
The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.


2000 Hel van het Mergelland
The 2000 Hel van het Mergelland was the 28th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 8 April 2000. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Bert Grabsch.


2000 Helsingborgs IF season, Season summary
Helsingborg stunned the footballing world when they defeated Italian giants Inter Milan 1-0 on aggregate to become the first Swedish club to reach the Champions League group stages. Unfortunately, Helsingborg's luck ran out in the group stage and they were soundly beaten in their first three matches; they recovered to chalk up respectable draws against Paris Saint-Germain and that season's European champions, Bayern Munich, but finished bottom of their group and failed to even drop down into the UEFA Cup.


2000 Helsingborgs IF season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000 Herefordshire Council election
The first election to Herefordshire Council occurred on 4 May 2000, following the council's reconstitution as a unitary authority in 1998; following Herefordshire's separation from the short lived administrative county of Hereford and Worcester formed by a merger of Herefordshire and Worcestershire in 1974. All 37 wards were contested - each electing either one or two members to the council.


2000 Herefordshire Council election
Elections were held for all of the new authority's 53 seats and resulted in the council passing into "no overall control" with the Liberal Democrats, who held 21 seats, forming the largest group in the council chamber.


2000 Herefordshire Council election, Results
The overall turnout was 39.12% with a total of 58,460 valid votes cast. A total of 283 ballots were rejected.


2000 Herefordshire Council election, Ward Results
All councillors elected will serve a three-year term. All results are listed below:


2000 Herschel
2000 Herschel, provisional designation 1960 OA, is a stony Phocaea asteroid and a tumbling slow rotator from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 16 kilometers (10 miles) in diameter. It was discovered 29 July 1960, by German astronomer Joachim Schubart at Sonneberg Observatory in eastern Germany. The S-type asteroid has a long rotation period of 130 hours. It was named after astronomer William Herschel.


2000 Herschel, Orbit and classification
Herschel is a member of the Phocaea family (701), a large family of stony asteroids with nearly two thousand known members. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.7–3.1 AU once every 3 years and 8 months (1,341 days; semi-major axis of 2.38 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.30 and an inclination of 23° with respect to the ecliptic. It was first identified as 1934 NX at Johannesburg Observatory in 1934, extending the body's observation arc by 26 years prior to its official discovery observation at Sonneberg.


2000 Herschel, Orbit and classification
The relatively high orbital eccentricity of this object causes it to come close to the orbit of the planet Mars. This means there is a chance it will eventually collide with the planet, with the odds of a collision estimated at 18% per billion orbits.


2000 Herschel, Naming
This minor planet was named in honour of the English astronomer of German origin William Herschel (1738–1822), who discovered what he called Georgium Sidus (aka Uranus). The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 October 1977 (M.P.C. 4237). While the minor planet with number "1000", 1000 Piazzia, honors the discoverer of the first minor planet, Giuseppe Piazzi, number "2000" does so for Herschel, discoverer of the first telescopic major planet. The asteroid is one of several early "kilo-numbered" minor planets that were dedicated to renowned scientists or institutions including:


2000 Herschel, Naming
The sequence continues with the asteroids 5000 IAU (for the International Astronomical Union), 6000 United Nations (for the United Nations), 7000 Curie (for the pioneers on radioactivity, Marie and Pierre Curie), and 8000 Isaac Newton (for Isaac Newton), while 9000 Hal (after HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey) and 10000 Myriostos (after the Greek word for ten-thousandth, which is meant to honor all astronomers) were named based on their direct numeric accordance.


2000 Herschel, Physical characteristics
In the Tholen classification, Herschel is a common S-type asteroid.


2000 Herschel, Physical characteristics, Slow rotator and tumbler
Analysis of the lightcurve for this object appears to show that it is tumbling, with rotation occurring about the non-principal axis. Lightcurve analysis gave a rotation period of 130±3 hours with a high brightness variation of 1.16±0.05 magnitude (U=2). This makes it a slow rotator.


2000 Herschel, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo
The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for a stony asteroid of 0.20 and calculates a diameter of 16.71 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 11.25. According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite and the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Herschel measures between 14.768 and 17.385 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.1870 and 0.256.


2000 Hertsmere Borough Council election
The 2000 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2000 Hezbollah cross-border raid
In the 2000 Hezbollah cross-border raid Hezbollah militants captured three IDF soldiers while they were patrolling the security fence along the border with Lebanon, and took them across the border. It is not clear when or under which circumstances the three soldiers died. Their bodies were returned to Israel in a prisoner exchange on 29 January 2004.


2000 Hezbollah cross-border raid
The abduction was the first incident between Israel and Lebanon after the Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon in May 2000, and it was followed by several other attempts of the Hezbollah to abduct Israeli soldiers, until eventually on July 12, 2006, Hezbollah managed to abduct Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev in another cross-border raid, an event that led to the eruption of the Second Lebanon War.


2000 Hezbollah cross-border raid, The attack and abduction
While patrolling the border near the Shebaa Farms an IDF patrol manned by Staff Sgt. Adi Avitan (22), Staff Sgt. Benyamin Avraham (21), and Staff Sgt. Omar Sawaid (27), was ambushed by a Hezbollah squad. The patrol car was hit by a rocket. The Hezbollah squad blasted a gate in the fence and a Range Rover entered Israeli-occupied territory to collect the captives and made a quick getaway.


2000 Hezbollah cross-border raid, The attack and abduction
Several factors contributed to the ease with which Hezbollah could carry out the abduction. The location of the abduction was situated between the 91st and the 36th Division. IDF bureaucracy prevented coordination and information sharing between the two. The IDF had received indications that Hezbollah was planning an abduction at the site. A patrol from the Egoz elite unit belonging to the 91st Division had observed Hezbollah activity in the area, which seemed to be an ideal place for an abduction. This information had not been passed on to the 36th Division. Neither the electronic border fence nor the surveillance cameras was functioning at the relevant section but was repaired only after the incident.


2000 Hezbollah cross-border raid, The attack and abduction
The bodies of the three captives were returned in a prisoner exchange in 2004. It is not known when or under what circumstances the three soldiers were killed. In October 2001 IDF stated that Israeli military intelligence estimated that "the three were either killed during the initial Hezbollah attack or immediately afterward."


2000 Hezbollah cross-border raid, The attack and abduction
Ya'akov Avitan, father of Adi Avitan, said that a video released by Hezbollah and broadcast by LBC indicates that, "the boys were alive when they were kidnapped... they [Hezbollah] murdered our boys in cold blood after the kidnap."


2000 Hezbollah cross-border raid, The attack and abduction
The Hannibal Directive is an IDF order stating that abductions of Israeli soldiers must be prevented by all means, including shooting at or shelling a get-away car, thereby risking the lives of the captives. When the abduction of the three soldiers became known the Hannibal directive was invoked. Israeli attack helicopters fired at 26 cars moving in the area. The number of casualties, Hezbollah or civilian, is not known. There are however no clear indications that the captives were inside any of the attacked cars or were harmed in the attacks.


2000 Hezbollah cross-border raid, The attack and abduction
The captors denied the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other parties permission to visit them and to learn at first hand about their state of health and the conditions they were held in.


2000 Hezbollah cross-border raid, Prisoner exchange
On November 9, 2003, the Government of Israel announced that an arrangement had been concluded regarding the return of the three missing IDF soldiers - as well as abducted Israeli businessman and reserve IDF colonel Elchanan Tenenbaum, who had been captured by Hezbollah after being lured to Dubai for a drug deal.


2000 Hezbollah cross-border raid, Prisoner exchange
Hezbollah instigated negotiations over the release of 14 Lebanese prisoners, together with a number of Palestinian prisoners. On January 29, 2004, 30 Lebanese and Arab prisoners, 400 Palestinian prisoners, German national and Hezbollah member Steven Smyrek, and the remains of 59 Lebanese militants and civilians were transferred to Hezbollah, along with maps showing Israeli mines in South Lebanon, in exchange for Tenenbaum and the remains of the three dead soldiers.


2000 Hezbollah cross-border raid, Prisoner exchange
Among the 435 people released by Israel were Mustafa Dirani and Sheik Abdel Karim Obeid. These two individuals were kidnapped, in 1994 and 1989 respectively, for use as bargaining chips in the effort to secure the release of the most famous of the Israeli MIAs, Ron Arad. Fearing the release of these men would end any hope of finding Arad, his family attempted to take legal action to prevent their release. Nothing came of this effort.


2000 Hezbollah cross-border raid, Prisoner exchange
The bodies were positively identified and arrived during the evening hours in Israel. The soldiers were returned in an IAF aircraft along with an IDF delegation headed by Chief Military Rabbi, Brg. Gen. Israel Weiss. Upon the arrival of the coffins, a military ceremony took place in the presence of their families and commanders. The ceremony was attended by President Moshe Katsav, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Minister of Defense Shaul Mofaz, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin and IDF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya'alon.


2000 Historic Grand Prix of Monaco
The 2000 Historic Grand Prix of Monaco was the second running of the Historic Grand Prix of Monaco, a motor racing event for heritage Grand Prix, Voiturettes, Formula One, Formula Two and Sports cars.


2000 Historic Grand Prix of Monaco, Report
In Race A, Barrie Williams put on a strong recovery drive from the back of the grid to finish third.


2000 Historic Grand Prix of Monaco, Report
Stirling Moss was entered for Race C in a Ferrari 225 S but Willie Green took his place in the race.


2000 Historic Grand Prix of Monaco, Report
Race D featured a tense lead battle between Martin Stretton and Nigel Corner, the latter driving the Maserati 250F with which Juan Manuel Fangio had won the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix. Corner retired with gearbox failure and soon afterward the 250F of Klaus Edel dropped a large amount of oil at Sainte Devote. This caused Gregor Fisken and Spencer Flack to crash out of third and fifth respectively, and the race was red-flagged after seven of the scheduled ten laps. Moss's winning 250F from 1956 also featured in the race.


2000 Historic Grand Prix of Monaco, Report
Driving a Caravelle in Race E was James Hicks, son of the marque's founder Robert.


2000 Historic Grand Prix of Monaco, Report
Race F featured former F1 drivers Moss, who finished seventh, and Maurice Trintignant, the latter reunited with the Cooper T45 he had driven to victory in the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix.


2000 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2000 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 16th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 9 and March 18, 2000. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Maine received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2000 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finishes ninth in the conference is not eligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-elimination game, with the winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2000 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


2000 Hofstra Pride football team
The 2000 Hofstra Pride football team represented Hofstra University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 60th season, and they competed as an Independent. The Pride earned a berth into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinals to eventual national champion Georgia Southern, 48–20. They finished #7 in the final national poll and were led by 11th-year head coach Joe Gardi.


2000 Hofstra Pride football team
The 2000 season was the first in which Hofstra went by the nickname "Pride." The previous spring, the school decided to change the nickname for their sports teams from Flying Dutchmen and Flying Dutchwomen to go into effect the 2000–01 school year.


2000 Holiday Bowl
The 2000 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 29, 2000 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Oregon Ducks and the Texas Longhorns. Oregon won the game by a final score of 35–30.


2000 Holiday Bowl, Game summary
Oregon scored first when quarterback Joey Harrington threw a one yard touchdown pass to tight end Justin Peelle, which gave the Ducks an early 7–0 lead. Later in the first quarter, wide receiver Keenan Howry threw an 18 yard touchdown pass to Harrington on a trick play for a 14–0 Duck lead.


2000 Holiday Bowl, Game summary
Texas responded after running back Hodges Mitchell scored on a three yard touchdown run, making it 14–7. Texas Quarterback Chris Simms later tied the game at 14–14 on a four-yard touchdown run. 30 seconds later, cornerback Greg Brown intercepted a pass and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown, putting Texas up 21–14. That score held up until halftime.


2000 Holiday Bowl, Game summary
In the third quarter, Joey Harrington threw a 55 yard touchdown pass to running back Maurice Morris, and Oregon tied the game at 21. In the fourth quarter, Oregon reclaimed the lead after Harrington ran for a nine-yard touchdown score, which gave the Ducks a 28–21 lead. On the ensuing kickoff, a mere 17 seconds later, Victor Ike of Texas returned it 93 yards for a touchdown which evened the score at 28. Jason Willis of Oregon scored the go ahead touchdown run to give Oregon a 35–28 lead. A Texas safety, moved Texas within 35–30, which held up to be the final score, as Texas drove down the field after the safety but dropped potential touchdown passes to end the drive.


2000 Holland Ladies Tour
The 3rd edition of the annual Holland Ladies Tour was held from September 5 to September 9, 2000. The women's stage race with an UCI rating of 2.9.2 started in Bergeijk, and ended in Dronten.


2000 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
The 2000 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished second in the Patriot League.


2000 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
In their fifth year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 7–4 record. David Puloka and Patrick Quay were the team captains.


2000 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
The Crusaders outscored opponents 245 to 223. Their 4–2 conference record placed second in the seven-team Patriot League standings.


2000 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.


2000 Honda Indy 300
The 2000 Honda Indy 300 was the nineteenth and penultimate round of the 2000 CART World Series Season, held on 15 October 2000 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.


2000 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections
The 2000 Election Committee subsector elections were held on 9 July 2000 to elect 664 members of Election Committee. The Election Committee was responsible for electing the Legislative Council members of the Election Committee constituency, as well as the Chief Executive of Hong Kong in the following 2002 Chief Executive election.


2000 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, Composition
The 800-member Election Committee had four sectors were sub-divided into 38 subsectors. The sectors, subsectors and the numbers of the Election Committee members to be returned by each subsector. The National People's Congress Subsector and the Legislative Council Subsector did not hold elections as the Hong Kong deputies to the National People's Congress and the Legislative Council members were ex-officio members of the Election Committee. The members from the Religious Subsector were returned by way of nomination.


2000 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, Composition
The 38 Subsectors and the number of the members were:


2000 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, Nominations
During the nomination period from 31 May to 7 June 2000, all 35 subsectors received a total of 911 nominations of candidates. 182 validly nominated in nine subsectors and two sub-subsectors were returned uncontested; and 723 validly nominated were to contest in the remaining 25 subsectors and two sub-subsectors for 482 seats in the Election Committee.


2000 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, Results
Of the total electorate of 168,434 from the contested subsectors, only 32,823 turned up for the poll, a mere 19.49%. This was considerably lower than the 23.38% in respect of the 1998 subsector elections. The Election Committee thus formed comprised 90 ex-officio members, 40 members nominated from the Religious Subsector, 182 returned uncontested and 482 returned contested from the elections, making a total of 794 members.


2000 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, Results
This falls short of the generally known figure of 800 by six because four members had dual capacities, i.e. they were both deputies to the National People's Congress and Legislative Council members, one Legislative Council member had resigned from the council before the term of office ended on 30 June 2000, and one deputy to the National People's Congress could not be an Election Committee member for not being a permanent resident of Hong Kong.


2000 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, Results, Results by subsector
Statistics are generated from the Report on the 2000 Legislative Council Elections.


2000 Hong Kong Island by-election
The Hong Kong Island by-election, 2000 was held on 10 December 2000, when then Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) vice-chairman Gary Cheng declined to accept his seat as a result of a scandal. Audrey Eu, who was then running as an independent backed by the pro-democracy camp won the by-election with 52.1% of valid vote. Cheng was subsequently jailed for abuse of office.


2000 Hong Kong Sevens
The 2000 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the inaugural World Sevens Series, the 1999–2000 season. It was the eighth leg of the series, held on 24–26 March 2000, at the Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong.


2000 Hong Kong Sevens
The tournament was the first edition of the Hong Kong Sevens within the World Sevens Series and contained 24 teams, an increase of eight from the other tournaments held in the Series. It was won by New Zealand who defeated Fiji 31–5 in the Cup final to win their fourth title of the Series.


2000 Hong Kong Sevens, Format
With the increased number of teams competing, the teams were drawn into six pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The pool stage was played over the first two days of the tournament. The top team from each pool along with the two best runners-up advanced to the Cup quarter finals. The remaining four runners-up along with the four best third-placed teams advanced to the Plate quarter finals. The remaining eight teams went on to the Bowl quarter finals. No Shield trophy was on offer in the 1999-2000 season.


2000 Hong Kong Sevens, Knockout stage
Play on the third day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.


2000 Hong Kong Sevens, Series standings
South Africa reached the semifinal stage of the Brisbane Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding ineligible players.


2000 Hong Kong legislative election
The 2000 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was held on 10 September 2000 for members of the 2nd Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The election returned 24 members from directly elected geographical constituencies, 6 seats from the Election Committee constituency and 30 members from functional constituencies, of which 9 uncontested.


2000 Hong Kong legislative election
The election saw the decline in turnout rate from 53.29 percent in 1998 to 43.57 percent. The Democratic Party was able to maintain the largest party status in the legislature by retaining 12 seats, despite its vote share fell sharply by eight percent, if including Lau Chin-shek from the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) running in the same ticket with Democrat James To in Kowloon West, from 42 percent in 1998 to 34 percent in 2000.


2000 Hong Kong legislative election
In contrast, the pro-Beijing rival Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) raised its vote share over two years by five percent, to 29.6 percent if including Tang Siu-tong from the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance (HKPA). As a result, the DAB won 11 seats, a sharp increase of three seats from the previous election, making it the second largest political party in the legislature, despite an alleged corruption scandal involving its vice-chairman Cheng Kai-nam at the peak of the campaign. Cheng did not take his office and a by-election in December was won by a pro-democracy independent Audrey Eu.


2000 Hong Kong legislative election
The pro-democracy camp won 21 seats in total, of which 16 of those returned from the directly elected geographical constituencies, one seat more than the previous election which secured the one-thirds vote to veto any government's proposal of any constitutional amendment.


2000 Hong Kong legislative election, Change in composition
According to the Annex II of the Basic Law of Hong Kong, the number of the Election Committee constituency indirectly elected by the 800-member Election Committee would reduce from 10 seats to 6 seats, while the directly elected geographical constituency seats would increase from 20 to 24. As a result, each geographical constituency except the New Territories East was added one extra seat.


2000 Hong Kong legislative election, Change in composition
After the two municipal councils, the Urban Council and Regional Council, were abolished in 1999, the two corresponding functional constituencies were also abolished and replaced by the Information Technology and Catering seats.


2000 Hong Kong legislative election, Parties and candidates
A total of 155 candidates representing ten political parties and candidates who were independents or not non-affiliated ran for the total number of 60 seats. 88 of whom ran in the 24 directly elected geographical constituencies, 57 for the 30 indirectly elected functional constituencies and 10 were nominated for the 6 Election Committee seats.


2000 Hong Kong legislative election, Retiring incumbents
Ambrose Cheung, representing the Provisional Urban Council resigned from the Legislative Council as protest to the government's decision on abolishing the two municipal councils, Urban Council and Regional Council and their corresponding Legislative Council constituencies in 2000. No by-election was held due to the short period before the general election.


2000 Hong Kong legislative election, Results breakdown, Geographical constituencies (24 seats)
Voting System: Closed party-list proportional representation with the largest remainder method and Hare Quota.


2000 Hong Kong legislative election, Results breakdown, Functional Constituencies (30 seats)
Voting systems: Different voting systems apply to different functional constituencies, namely for the Heung Yee Kuk, Agriculture and Fisheries, Insurance and Transport, the preferential elimination system of voting; and for the remaining 24 FCs used the first-past-the-post voting system.


2000 Hong Kong legislative election in Hong Kong Island
As part of the 2000 Hong Kong legislative election, held 10 September, all 5 seats in Hong Kong Island were contested. The Democratic Party and Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) each took two seats, with Choy So-yuk taking the last seat with the largest remainder method. Cyd Ho of The Frontier who ran for the New Territories last election ran in Hong Kong Island and replaced Christine Loh of the Citizens Party who did not seek for re-election.


2000 Hong Kong legislative election in Hong Kong Island
DAB's  Cheng Kai-nam soon gave up his seat over a corruption scandal and an independent barrister supported by the pro-democracy camp Audrey Eu was elected in the December by-election.


2000 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon East
These are the Kowloon East results of the 2000 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 10 September 2000 and all 4 seats in Kowloon East where consisted of Wong Tai Sin District and Kwun Tong District were contested. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong received more votes than the Democratic Party for the first time, with Chan Kam-lam getting elected.


2000 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon West
These are the Kowloon West results of the 2000 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 10 September 2000 and all 4 seats in Kowloon West where consisted of Yau Tsim Mong District, Sham Shui Po District and Kowloon City District were contested. All three incumbents were re-elected, with Frederick Fung regained a seat for the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood.


2000 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories East
These are the New Territories East results of the 2000 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 10 September 2000 and all 5 seats in New Territories East where consisted of North District, Tai Po District, Sai Kung District and Sha Tin District were contested. The Democratic Party gained one new seat with Wong Sing-chi, as Cyd Ho of The Frontier ran in Hong Kong Island.


2000 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories West
These are the New Territories West results of the 2000 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 10 September 2000 and all 6 seats in New Territories West, which consists of Tsuen Wan District, Tuen Mun District, Yuen Long District, Kwai Tsing District and Islands District, were contested. The Democratic Party first applied electoral strategy of dividing three candidate lists in order to avoid wasted votes, as largest remainder method encouraged. Lee Wing-tat failed to be re-elected, losing votes to another Democratic ticket of Albert Chan, while the last seat was won by Tang Siu-tong of the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance who stood with the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong ticket.


2000 Hong Kong–Macau Interport
The 56th Hong Kong Macau Interport was held in Macau on 28 May 2000. Hong Kong captured the champion by winning 1-0.


2000 Hong Kong–Macau Interport
The highlight of the match happened on the 36th minute. Lee Kin Wo of Hong Kong team was sent off by the Macanese referee Tsui Kwok Kuen(徐國權). He was unsatisfied with the judgment the referee and kicked the football to hit him. Tsui Kwok Kuen immediately fought back and hit Lee's head. They were then separated by other officials and teammates.


2000 Hong Kong–Macau Interport
Tsui Kwok Kuen was penalized for a lifelong suspension of refereeing any matches organized by Associação de Futebol de Macau and any international matches. Lee Kin Wo was penalized by a suspension of one year and HKD10,000.


2000 Hopman Cup
The 2000 Hopman Cup (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) corresponds to the 17th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. Nine teams participated in the World Group.


2000 Hopman Cup
The 2000 Hopman Cup was a tennis championship won by South Africa's Amanda Coetzer and Wayne Ferreira. Coetzer and Ferreira defeated Thailand (Tamarine Tanasugarn and Paradorn Srichaphan) in the final at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia from 1 January through 8 January 2000.


2000 Houston Astros season
The 2000 Houston Astros season was the 39th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas. This was the first season for the Astros at Minute Maid Park (christened as Enron Field and known as such until 2002).


2000 Houston Astros season, Regular season
On August 14 in Philadelphia, first baseman Jeff Bagwell homered twice and tied a club record with seven runs batted in (RBI) in a 14–7 win, shared by Rafael Ramírez and Pete Incaviglia.


2000 Houston Astros season, Regular season
Bagwell again homered twice on August 19 against the Milwaukee Brewers for the 299th and 300th of his career; the second home run broke an eighth-inning tie to give Houston a 10–8 win. He joined Hank Aaron, Joe DiMaggio, Frank Robinson and Ted Williams as the fifth player in major league history to record 300 home runs, 1,000 RBI and 1,000 runs scored in his first ten seasons.


2000 Houston Astros season, Regular season
Bagwell scored 152 runs to lead the major leagues. It was the highest total in a season since Lou Gehrig in 1936, and his 295 runs scored from 1999–2000 set a National League two-season record.


2000 Houston Astros season, Regular season
Despite finishing 18 games below .500, the Astros set the all-time NL record for most home runs hit by one team in the regular season, with 249. The record was later broken by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2019.


2000 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2000 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
2B Craig BiggioSS Tim Bogar3B Chris TrubyC Mitch MeluskeyLF Daryle WardCF Richard HidalgoRF Moisés Alou


2000 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2000 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2000 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2000 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2000 Houston Comets season
The 2000 WNBA season was the fourth season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won their fourth WNBA Finals and their last title in franchise history before disbanding in 2008.


2000 Houston Cougars baseball team
The 2000 Houston Cougars baseball team represented the University of Houston in the 2000 intercollegiate baseball season. Houston competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in its fourth season as a member of Conference USA. The Cougars played home games at Cougar Field on the university's campus in Houston, Texas. Sixth-year head coach Rayner Noble, a former pitcher for the team during the 1980 through 1983 seasons and an assistant coach from 1987 through 1990, led the Cougars.


2000 Houston Cougars baseball team
Upon winning the inaugural Conference USA Tournament, Houston entered the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament for the thirteenth time in school history. They hosted the Houston Regional, where they defeated Rice to advance to the super regional round for the first time in school history. Although hosting the Houston Super Regional, they were defeated by San Jose State in a three-game series.


2000 Houston Cougars football team
The 2000 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 55th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by Dana Dimel. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston.


2000 Hull City Council election
The 2000 Hull City Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Hull City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.


2000 Hull City Council election
For the election the period in which voters were able to vote was extended to 3 days from the normal one day in an effort to increase turnout.


2000 Humanitarian Bowl
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2000 Humanitarian Bowl
The 2000 Humanitarian Bowl was the 4th edition of the bowl game. It featured the Boise State Broncos, and the UTEP Miners.


2000 Humanitarian Bowl, Background
In their final season in the Big West Conference, the Broncos went 5–0 in conference play, being the final champion of the Big West Conference. It was their 2nd conference title since joining Division I-A in 1996. As for the Miners, they had finished as co-champion of the Western Athletic Conference (which occurred after a loss to #15 TCU), their first conference title since 1956. This was UTEP's first bowl since 1988 and Boise State's 2nd straight Humanitarian Bowl.


2000 Humanitarian Bowl, Game summary
Boise State scored first on a 28-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Bart Hendricks to Jay Swillie giving the Broncos a 7–0 lead. In the second quarter, Nick Calaycay kicked a 41-yard field goal to give the Broncos a 10–0 lead. UTEP got on the board following a 9-yard connection from Rocky Perez to Joey Knapp making it 10–7. A 28-yard field goal from Ricky Bishop tied the contest at 10. With only 23 seconds left in the half, Bart Hendricks rushed 12 yards for a touchdown, giving Boise State a 17–10 lead at intermission.


2000 Humanitarian Bowl, Game summary
In the third quarter, Bart Hendricks scored on a 77-yard touchdown run, increasing Boise State's lead to 24–10. Ricky Bishop of UTEP made a 43-yard field goal to make it 24–13.


2000 Humanitarian Bowl, Game summary
In the fourth quarter, Brock Forsey scored on a 43-yard touchdown run, making the lead 31–13. UTEP would attempt to come back on a 47-yard field goal from Ricky Bishop, and a 3-yard Chris Porter touchdown run to make it 31–23. Hendricks scored on an 11-yard pass from Banks to make the final score 38–23. The victory was the second consecutive Humanitarian Bowl victory for Boise State.


2000 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
The 2000 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 2000 NAIA football season. Humboldt State competed in the NAIA Columbia Football Association. The conference folded after the 2000 season. The four U.S.-based members of the CFA would return to the NCAA and become the charter members of the NCAA Division II Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) in 2001. Simon Fraser stayed in the NAIA and played as an independent in 2001.


2000 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
The 2000 Lumberjacks were led by first-year head coach Doug Adkins. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 1–3 CFA). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 192–224 for the 2000 season.


2000 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team, Team players in the NFL
No Humboldt State players were selected in the 2001 NFL Draft.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix
The 2000 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XVI Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj) was a Formula One motor race held on 13 August 2000 at the Hungaroring, near Budapest, Hungary. It was the twelfth race of the 2000 FIA Formula One World Championship and the 18th Hungarian Grand Prix. Mika Häkkinen, driving a McLaren-Mercedes, won the 77-lap race starting from third position. Michael Schumacher finished second in a Ferrari, having started from pole position, with Häkkinen's teammate David Coulthard third.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix
Häkkinen beat Schumacher and Coulthard off the start line and went on to lead every lap, except for the first round of pit stops. The Finn's eventual margin of victory was eight seconds, with Schumacher holding off Coulthard for second. The win, Häkkinen's third of the season, gave him the lead of the Drivers' Championship for the first time in 2000, two points ahead of Schumacher and six ahead of Coulthard, while McLaren took the lead of the Constructors' Championship by one point from Ferrari.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Background
Tyre supplier Bridgestone brought two different tyre compounds to the race; the Soft and the Extra Soft dry compound tyres. Going into the race, Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher led the Drivers' Championship with 56 points, ahead of McLaren teammates Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard, who were tied for second on 54 points. Rubens Barrichello was fourth with 46 points while Giancarlo Fisichella was fifth on 18 points. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari were leading with 102 points, four points ahead of their rivals McLaren in second. Williams on 22 points and Benetton with 18 points contended for third place, while BAR were fifth on 12 points.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Background
Following the German Grand Prix on 30 July, six teams conducted mid-season testing at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo from 3–5 August. McLaren test driver Olivier Panis was fastest on the first day, ahead of Häkkinen. Pedro Diniz's Sauber car was afflicted with an oil leak, limiting his team's testing time as the leak was repaired. Coulthard was fastest on the second day. Fisichella set the fastest times on the final day of testing. His teammate Alexander Wurz spun off and collided with the tyre barrier.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Background
His car's wishbone struck his right leg and was taken to the circuit's medical center before a transfer to a local hospital. Wurz was passed fit to compete in the race the day after his accident. Ferrari opted to spend five days testing at the Fiorano Circuit and concentrated on car development, practice starts, aerodynamic testing and race distance simulations with their test driver Luca Badoer. He was joined by Barrichello on the second day and Michael Schumacher from the fourth day onwards. Badoer and Michael Schumacher spent two further days at the circuit performing shakedowns of the Ferrari F1-2000 car.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Background
After consecutive retirements in the previous three races which included first lap collisions in Austria and Germany, Michael Schumacher said that his objective in Hungary was to avoid any incidents on the first lap and to finish in a points-scoring position. He was also confident that Ferrari would perform well at the circuit. Barrichello revealed that he received backing from Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo to challenge for more victories and the championship despite the latter's comments to the press about Barrichello assisting Michael Schumacher's title aspirations.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Background
Prost's Jean Alesi was passed fit in the days leading up to the race. At the previous race, Alesi had suffered a serious crash which involved a collision with Sauber driver Pedro Diniz, although he escaped uninjured apart from abdominal pains and suffered from dizziness and vomiting. Prost had their test driver Stéphane Sarrazin ready to replace Alesi should the latter had suffered a relapse. Alesi said he felt ready to race again: "It took a few days before I really started to recover, but now I sleep and feel much better".


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Background
Some teams made technical changes to their cars for the Grand Prix. McLaren introduced a revised aerodynamic for their MP4/15 chassis, aimed at increasing the amount of downforce, and therefore grip, produced by the bodywork. They also brought revised nose wings. BAR fitted their cars with one-off components that were produced to help optimise the performance of the monocoque's cooling systems. Ferrari introduced an aerodynamic set-up similar to that used at the Monaco Grand Prix, and the team debuted a modified version of the F1-2000's chimneys. Minardi arrived with new radiator intakes and exits to rectify temperature issues with their Fondmetal V10 engines.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Practice
Four practice sessions were held before the Sunday race—two on Friday, and two on Saturday. The Friday morning and afternoon sessions each lasted an hour. The third and final practice sessions were held on Saturday morning and lasted 45 minutes. The Friday practice sessions took place in dry conditions. Michael Schumacher set the first session's fastest time, at 1 minute and 20.198 seconds, almost six-tenths of a second faster than teammate Barrichello. Jaguar's Eddie Irvine was third fastest, ahead of Ralf Schumacher, Fisichella and BAR driver Jacques Villeneuve. Jarno Trulli, Diniz, Mika Salo and Jenson Button completed the top ten.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Practice
In the second practice session, Coulthard set the quickest lap of the day, a 1:18.792; Häkkinen finished with the second fastest time. The two Ferrari drivers were third and fourth—Michael Schumacher ahead of Barrichello. Trulli was running quicker finishing fifth fastest, ahead of Fisichella and Williams drivers Ralf Schumacher and Button. Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Irvine followed in the top ten. The weather remained dry for the Saturday practice sessions. Barrichello was fastest in the third practice session, with a time of 1:18.268. Coulthard was second fastest and was one thousands of a second off Barrichello's pace.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Practice
Frentzen continued his strong practice form, setting the third fastest time, ahead of Michael Schumacher, Häkkinen and Ralf Schumacher. Sauber driver Mika Salo, Button, Trulli and Fisichella took the final top ten places. In the final practice session, Michael Schumacher was fastest setting a time of 1:17.395, ahead of Coulthard and Barrichello. Frentzen set the fourth fastest time, narrowly faster than Ralf Schumacher and Häkkinen. Trulli, Fisichella, Salo and Diniz completed the top ten ahead of qualifying.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Qualifying
Saturday's afternoon one hour qualifying session saw each driver was limited to twelve laps, with the starting order decided by their fastest laps. During this session, the 107% rule was in effect, which necessitated each driver set a time within 107 per cent of the quickest lap to qualify for the race. The session was held in dry weather. Michael Schumacher clinched his 28th pole position of his career, and his fourth at the circuit, with a time of 1:17.514.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Qualifying
He was joined on the front row of the grid by Coulthard, who was three-tenths of a second off Michael Schumacher's pace. Häkkinen qualified third, and stated that his team made changes to his car's set-up having been unhappy with his car in previous sessions. Ralf Schumacher qualified fourth, and said he was pleased with revisions to his car's aerodynamics. Barrichello struggled with the handling of his car taking fifth position and stated that Coulthard prevented him from setting a faster lap time. Frentzen, Fisichella, Button, Salo and Irvine rounded out the top ten positions.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Qualifying
Wurz missed out on qualifying in the top ten by two-tenths of a second. Trulli qualified 12th having struggled with oversteer, ahead of Diniz, Alesi, Arrows driver Pedro de la Rosa and Villeneuve. Johnny Herbert for Jaguar qualified 17th despite spinning late in the session, and was followed by Zonta, Nick Heidfeld and Jos Verstappen. The Minardi drivers qualified last; Marc Gené outqualified his teammate Gastón Mazzacane by two-tenths of a second.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Warm-up
The drivers took to the track at 09:30 Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) for a 30-minute warm-up session. Coulthard maintained his good performance from qualifying and set the fastest time, a 1:19.261. The Ferrari cars were second and third—Michael Schumacher faster than Barrichello. Häkkinen completed the top four, 1.2 seconds behind teammate Coulthard.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Race
The race started before 120,000 people in attendance at 14:00 local time. The conditions on the grid were dry before the race; the air temperature was 32 °C (90 °F) and the track temperature ranged between 34 to 44 °C (93 to 111 °F); conditions were expected to remain consistent throughout the race. Whilst the grid was forming up, Mazzacane's car was afflicted with a gearbox problem and he was forced to start the race with his spare car. Herbert also planned to use his spare car as his regular car developed a leak which was fixed before the start.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Race
Häkkinen accelerated faster than Michael Schumacher and Coulthard off the line, getting ahead of both drivers going into the first corner. Coulthard then withstood Ralf Schumacher's attempts to pass him for third position. Heading into the chicane, Villeneuve and de la Rosa collided. Villeneuve pitted for a new front wing followed by Verstappen who pitted for a new left rear tyre. At the end of the first lap, Häkkinen led from Michael Schumacher, Coulthard, Ralf Schumacher, Barrichello, Frentzen, Fisichella, Irvine, Wurz, Salo, Diniz, Trulli, Alesi, Herbert, Zonta, Heidfeld, Verstappen, Gené, Mazzacane, Villeneuve and de la Rosa. Häkkinen began to gradually pull away from Michael Schumacher as the former set consecutive fastest laps.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Race
Fisichella spun off from seventh place on lap eight, losing eight positions and Irvine moved into Fisichella's former position. Alesi pitted on lap ninth and re-emerged at the rear of the field after repairs to his car's steering. Villeneuve passed de la Rosa for 21st position. Two laps later, Alesi drove to his garage and became the first retirement of the race. Fisichella ran wide on lap 12 and was passed by Herbert for 13th. Three laps later, Fisichella made his first pit stop for repairs to his car's brakes and came out in 19th position.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Race
Häkkinen's lead over Michael Schumacher was seven seconds by lap 19. Coulthard was a further three seconds behind the Michael Schumacher and was drawing ahead from Ralf Schumacher. Villeneuve moved into 18th position after passing Fisichella and Zonta by lap 20. Heidfeld became the race's second retirement when he stalled after making the first scheduled pit stop on lap 22. Two laps later, Irvine, who had been running seventh, made his first pit stop and dropped to 11th.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Race
Ralf Schumacher took his first pit stop on lap 28, emerging in seventh position. Barrichello pitted one lap later. Race leader Häkkinen took his pit stop on lap 31 and came out behind teammate Coulthard. Häkkinen regained the lead after Coulthard made his pit stop on lap 32, who came out in third position. Fisichella retired with further brake problems on lap 32. Häkkinen set the fastest lap of the race, a 1:20.028 on lap 33, as he continued to stretch his lead over Michael Schumacher.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Race
Coulthard, who was on fresh tyres, gradually began to close the gap to Michael Schumacher by lap 39. Michael Schumacher increased the gap when Coulthard lost two seconds; the result of being held up by Genè who was later issued a 10-second stop-go penalty. Barrichello pitted for the second time on lap 47. Michael Schumacher and Ralf Schumacher made their pit stops on lap 50, one lap ahead of Coulthard.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Race
Häkkinen pitted on lap 53 and remained in the lead, having built a 20-second lead over Michael Schumacher. Frentzen became the last driver to make a scheduled pit stop on lap 56. At the end of lap 57, with the scheduled pit stops completed, the running order was Häkkinen, Michael Schumacher, Coulthard, Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher, Frentzen, Button, Trulli, Diniz, Irvine, Salo, Wurz, Herbert, Villeneuve, Verstappen, Zonta, Gené, Mazzacane and de la Rosa. Herbert spun while battling for 13th position with Villeneuve. Diniz retired from the race when his engine failed on lap 63. Herbert came under pressure from Verstappen on lap 67 and suffered his second spin, losing the position to Verstappen. Herbert retired on lap 69 as the result of gearbox problems. Mazzacane pulled off the track on lap 70 and retired because of an engine failure.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Race
Trulli managed to close the gap to Button and passed him for seventh on lap 74, while Button lost another position to Irvine one lap later. Häkkinen crossed the finish line on lap 77 to win his third victory of the season in a time of 1'45:33.869, at an average speed of 108.097 miles per hour (173.965 km/h). Michael Schumacher finished second 7.9 seconds behind, ahead of Coulthard in third, Barrichello in fourth, Ralf Schumacher in fifth with Frentzen rounding out the points scoring positions in sixth. Trulli, Irvine, Button, Salo and Wurz filled the next five positions albeit one lap behind the race winner. Villeneuve, Verstappen, Zonta, Gené and de la Rosa were the last of the classified finishers.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and in the subsequent press conference. Häkkinen stated that his good start was instigated by modifications made to his car's engine. His win was praised by the Vice President of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Norbert Haug. "Mika had a great race," he said. "His victory may have looked easy, but it was tough to achieve and in my view this was one of his best drives ever." Michael Schumacher said that although he was unable to catch Häkkinen, he was happy to finish in second position.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Coulthard said that he believed that his car's suffered from balance issues before taking his first pit stop which accounted for his lack of pace. He also added that spending time behind back-markers during the second stint hindered his attempts to overtake Michael Schumacher but admitted that third position was his best possible result.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
After Ferrari's victory at the previous race, their team's technical director Ross Brawn said that "Our pitstops and our race strategy went well, but we just weren't quick enough. ", while di Montezemolo urged the mechanics and engineers of Ferrari to concentrate on rectifying the issue of wheel-spin and also praised Häkkinen for his recent trend of good starts. Barrichello said that he blamed his poor qualifying performance for his fourth-place finish. Ralf Schumacher and Frentzen were pleased to finish in fifth and sixth places respectively.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Fisichella, who retired from the race from a brake problem, said that the reoccurring problem caused damage to his car and forced his later retirement. Gené placed blame upon faulty radio communication to his team as the reason for his stop-go penalty and said that he did not receive the blue flag until the last moment. Jaguar's technical director Gary Anderson was angry with Gené after the race as he believed the Spaniard's driving cost Irvine the chance to take a points-scoring position. "I don't understand why the blue flags weren't waved because it was plain for all to see." said Anderson.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
As a consequence of the race, Häkkinen moved into the lead of the Drivers' Championship, on 64 points, taking the championship lead for the first time in the 2000 season. Michael Schumacher lost the lead of the Drivers' Championship, falling two points behind Häkkinen. Coulthard maintained third place with 58 points, nine points ahead of Barrichello and forty-one in front of Fisichella. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren took over the lead of the Constructors' Championship with 112 points, pushing Ferrari on 111 points to second place.


2000 Hungarian Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Williams increased the gap to Benetton to 6 points, with Jordan jumping ahead of BAR for fifth on 12 points. Despite McLaren taking the lead of both championships, their team principal Ron Dennis acknowledged that he expected both his drivers would have the advantage in the most of the five remaining races although he believed that being complacent would reduce McLaren's chances of success.


2000 Hungarian presidential election, Background
The term for the post of president in Hungary is 5 years. After the 2 consecutive terms of the previous office holder, Árpád Göncz, the succession was somewhat problematic. Though the coalition partner in the first cabinet of Viktor Orbán had its own candidate, party chairman József Torgyán, the leading party wanted another person. In the end Torgyán withdrew from the process.


2000 Hungarian presidential election, The voting process
An indirect election was held on 5–6 June 2000. The only candidate was legal scholar Ferenc Mádl, who was nominated formally by FKGP but with the support of the leading party. The opposition parties did not nominate any candidates.


2000 Hungarian presidential election, The voting process
After three rounds, Mádl was elected President of Hungary, taking the office on 4 August in that year.


2000 Hungarian presidential election, First and second rounds
In the first two rounds, two-thirds majority requirement needed to elect the president, according to the Constitution.


2000 Huntingdonshire District Council election
The 2000 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2000 Hyderabad floods
The 2000 Hyderabad floods were a series of floods that caused extensive damage and loss of life as a result of flash flooding in Hyderabad, India in 2000.


2000 Hyderabad floods, Aftermath
In cooperation with Geological Survey of India (GSI) the then Andhra Pradesh state government formed Kirloskar committee. According to the committee findings; a 390 km of drain area was illegally occupied by 13,500 structures due to which urban flooding occurs.


2000 Hyndburn Borough Council election
Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.


2000 Hypo-Meeting
The 26th edition of the annual Hypo-Meeting took place on June 3 and June 4, 2000 in Götzis, Austria. The track and field competition, featuring a decathlon (men) and a heptathlon (women) event, was part of the 2000 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge.


2000 IAAF Golden League
The 2000 IAAF Golden League was the third edition of the annual international track and field meeting series, held from 23 June to 1 September. It was contested at seven European meetings: the Meeting Gaz de France, Golden Gala, Bislett Games, Weltklasse Zürich, Herculis, Memorial Van Damme and the Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF).


2000 IAAF Golden League
The Golden League jackpot consisted of 50 kilograms of gold bars. The jackpot was available to athletes who won at least five of the seven competitions of the series in one of the 12 specified events (7 for men, 5 for women). The jackpot events for 2000 were:


2000 IAAF Golden League
The jackpot winners were Maurice Greene of the United States, Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj, Norwegian Trine Hattestad, and Tatyana Kotova of Russia. Hattestad set two world records in the javelin during the series, throwing 68.22 metres at the Golden Gala, then 69.48 metres at the Bislett Games.


2000 IAAF Golden League
Shot putter CJ Hunter tested positive at the Bislett Games and his results from that meeting onwards were annulled. Marion Jones, his wife at the time, also later had her results from the final ISTAF meeting annulled as she later admitted to doping.


2000 IAAF Grand Prix
The 2000 IAAF Grand Prix was the sixteenth edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series was divided into four levels: 2000 IAAF Golden League, Grand Prix I and Grand Prix II, and IAAF Permit Meetings. There were seven Golden League meetings, Grand Prix I featured 9 meetings from 13 May to 5 August and Grand Prix II featured 10 meetings from 2 March to 3 September, making a combined total of 26 meetings for the series. An additional 13 IAAF Outdoor Permit Meetings were attached to the circuit.


2000 IAAF Grand Prix
Compared to the previous season, the South African meet was moved from Roodepoort to Pretoria, and the Pontiac Grand Prix Invitational and IAAF Meeting Zagreb were included for the first time. The Tsiklitiria meet was promoted to Grand Prix I status. Four meetings were dropped from the calendar: the Qatar International Athletic Meet (not held that year), the St. Louis US Open Meet, the Meeting Gaz de France Saint-Denis and Weltklasse in Köln.


2000 IAAF Grand Prix
Performances on designated events on the circuit earned athletes points which qualified them for entry to the 2000 IAAF Grand Prix Final, held on 5 October in Doha, Qatar. Javelin thrower Trine Hattestad was the points leader for the series, taking 110 points from eight meetings. This was the second highest total ever for the circuit and the first time a woman led the rankings. The highest scoring male athlete was hurdler Angelo Taylor, who scored 101 points. Americans Marion Jones and Gail Devers were the other athletes to amass over 100 points, each with a total of 104.


2000 IAAF Grand Prix Final
The 2000 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the sixteenth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 5 October at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. It was the first and only time that the event was held outside of September, due in part to Qatar's hot desert climate.


2000 IAAF Grand Prix Final
Angelo Taylor (400 metres hurdles) and Trine Hattestad (javelin throw) were the overall points winners of the tournament. A total of 18 athletics events were contested, ten for men and eight for women.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 18/19, 2000. The races were held at the Sporting Complex in Vilamoura, Portugal. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Complete results for senior men, for senior men's teams, for men's short race, for men's short race teams, for junior men, for junior men's teams, senior women, for senior women's teams, for women's short race, for women's short race teams, for junior women, for junior women's teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 805 athletes from 76 countries, one athlete less than the official number published. The announced athletes from  Cameroon,  Equatorial Guinea,  Guatemala,  Iran, and  Trinidad and Tobago did not show.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
The Junior men's race at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Sporting Complex in Vilamoura, Portugal, on March 19, 2000. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Glasgow Herald, and for the IAAF.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race, Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 162 athletes from 43 countries in the Junior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athletes from  Guatemala and  India did not show.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
The Junior women's race at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Sporting Complex in Vilamoura, Portugal, on March 18, 2000. Reports onf the event were given in The New York Times, in the Glasgow Herald, and for the IAAF.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race, Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 131 athletes from 36 countries in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athlete from  Guatemala did not show.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
The Men's short race at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Sporting Complex in Vilamoura, Portugal, on March 18, 2000. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Glasgow Herald, and for the IAAF.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race, Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 165 athletes from 51 countries in the Men's short race. The announced athletes from  Equatorial Guinea,  Guatemala, and  Trinidad and Tobago did not show.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
The Senior men's race at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Sporting Complex in Vilamoura, Portugal, on March 19, 2000. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race, Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 171 athletes from 54 countries in the Senior men's race. The announced athlete from  Iran did not show.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
The Senior women's race at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Sporting Complex in Vilamoura, Portugal, on March 18, 2000. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race, Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 104 athletes from 29 countries in the Senior women's race.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
The Women's short race at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Sporting Complex in Vilamoura, Portugal, on March 19, 2000. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.


2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race, Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 121 athletes from 33 countries in the Women's short race. The announced athletes from  Argentina,  Burundi,  Cameroon,  Finland,  Guatemala, and  FR Yugoslavia did not show.


2000 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The 9th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on November 12, 2000 in the city of Veracruz, Mexico. A total of 182 athletes, 121 men and 61 women, from 52 countries took part. Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results was given.


2000 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Participation
The participation of 182 athletes (121 men/61 women) from 52 countries is reported.


2000 IBF World Junior Championships
The 2000 IBF World Junior Championships was an international badminton tournament held in Guangzhou, China from 3-11 November 2000. China sweep all the title in the team and individual events.


2000 IBF World Junior Championships, Team competition
A total of 24 countries competed at the first team competition in BWF World Junior Championships.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy
The 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Kenya (which helped to increase the popularity of cricket in Kenya). New Zealand were crowned champions and cashed the winner's cheque of US$250 000. It was their first win in a major ICC tournament. Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh and Marlon Samuels made their ODI debuts during the competition.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy
All the test playing nations participated in the tournament along with the leading Associates Bangladesh and hosts Kenya. As there were 11 teams taking part, three would miss out on a spot in the quarter finals. Therefore, a playoff stage took place between 6 of the lowest ranked teams.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Pre-Quarter-Finals
All the test playing nations participated in the tournament along with the leading Associates Bangladesh and hosts Kenya. As there were 11 teams taking part, three would miss out on a spot in the quarter finals. Therefore, a playoff stage or Pre-Quarter-Finals took place between 6 of the lowest ranked teams.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, following the Pre-Quarter-Finals, was held from 7 to 15 October 2000. The top 5 teams ranked according to 1999 Cricket World Cup seedings qualify for the KnockOut Stage automatically. The remaining three teams qualify from the Pre-Quarter-Finals, which was held from 3 to 5 October, between 6 of the lowest ranked teams according to 1999 Cricket World Cup seedings.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Knockout stage
Of the eight teams entering the stage, the team which was ranked 1st according to 1999 Cricket World Cup seedings play the winner of Pre-Quarter-Final 1 while the team which was ranked 2nd according to 1999 Cricket World Cup seedings play the winner of Pre-Quarter-Final 2 and so on, in the format R1 v PQF 1, R2 v PQF 2, R3 v PQF 3 and R4 v R5.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Knockout stage
Australia, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand and Zimbabwe qualify for the knockout stage automatically, while India, Sri Lanka and England qualify from the Pre-Quarter-Finals by beating Kenya, West Indies and Bangladesh respectively.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Knockout stage
India, Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa qualified for the Semi-Finals by beating Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and England respectively. In the Semi-Finals, New Zealand beat Pakistan and India beat South Africa to qualify for the Finals.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Final
The final of the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy took place on 15 October 2000 at the Gymkhana Club Ground in Nairobi, Kenya. It was played between India and New Zealand. New Zealand won the final by four wickets to win their first ICC KnockOut Trophy, their first win at an ICC event.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Final, Background
The 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy started on 3 October and was hosted by Kenya, all the matches were played at Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya. Eleven teams participated in the tournament, the top 5 teams ranked according to 1999 Cricket World Cup seedings qualify for the KnockOut Stage automatically. The remaining three teams qualify from the Pre-Quarter-Finals, which was held from 3 to 5 October, between 6 of the lowest ranked teams according to 1999 Cricket World Cup seedings. The final was played on 15 October 2000 and was a day-nighter contested between India and New Zealand at the Gymkhana Club Ground.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Final, Background
It was New Zealand's first Finals appearance at major ICC events. They had previously lost the Semi-Finals on four occasions between 1975 and 1999. India played in their second final at major ICC events, having played and won the 1983 Cricket World Cup Final.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Route to the final, KnockOut Stage
A total ten matches were played in the tournament. The top 5 teams ranked according to 1999 Cricket World Cup seedings qualify for the KnockOut Stage automatically. The remaining three teams qualify from the Pre-Quarter-Finals, which was held from 3 to 5 October, between 6 of the lowest ranked teams according to 1999 Cricket World Cup seedings. Australia, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand and Zimbabwe qualified for the KnockOut Stage automatically, while India, Sri Lanka and England qualified from Pre-Quarter-Finals beating Kenya, West Indies and Bangladesh respectively. India faced Australia, Sri Lanka faced Pakistan and England faced South Africa in the Quarter-Finals. India, Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa defeated Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and England respectively in the Quarter-Finals, and qualified for the Semi-Finals.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Route to the final, Semi-Finals
The first Semi-Final was played between New Zealand and Pakistan on 11 October 2000 at Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya. Pakistan, who had won the toss, elected to bat first. Pakistan were bowled out for 252. Saeed Anwar scored 104 runs from 115 balls. Shayne O'Connor take a five-wicket haul his match figures were (5/46) bowling 9.2 overs, which help the New Zealand team to bowl out Pakistan for such mediocre score.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Route to the final, Semi-Finals
New Zealand innings did start well losing their 2 wickets for 15, but Roger Twose and Craig McMillan steady the innings and put a brilliant partnership of 135 runs facing 158 balls and thus, they achieved the target with an over and 4 wickets remaining. Shayne O'Connor was awarded Man of the Match for his match figures (5/46) and New Zealand entered in their first ever Finals at major ICC events.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Route to the final, Semi-Finals
India played South Africa in the second Semi-Final of the tournament on 13 October 2000 at Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya. India captain, Sourav Ganguly won the toss and decided to bat first. Indian openers gave them a steady start, with 66 for no wicket in 14 overs. Sourav Ganguly scored a brilliant century scoring 141 runs facing 142 balls he was not out throughout the innings and India scored the mammoth total of 295 runs losing 6 wickets.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Route to the final, Semi-Finals
South African openers could not give their team a good start as both Kirsten and Hall were back in the pavilion for just the score of 23 in 4 overs and soon they were reduced to 50/4 then Jonty Rhodes, Mark Boucher and Lance Klusener steadied the innings for some extent but that could not help too much as they were bowled out for 200 and lost the match by 95 runs. Sourav Ganguly was named the Man of the Match for his brilliant knock of 141 runs.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Route to the final, Umpires
The match was umpired by West Indies' Steve Bucknor and England's David Shepherd. Sri Lankan Ranjan Madugalle was the match referee and Australia's Darrell Hair was the third umpire.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Route to the final, Details
New Zealand won the toss and elected to field. Indian openers gave a superb start to their team, and put a brilliant partnership of 141 and scoring the runs at the run rate of over 5 runs per over, but then, their middle could not take any advantage of the start given by their openers and finished the innings scoring 264 runs and losing 6 wickets in their allotted 50 overs. Sourav Ganguly's golden run in the tournament continued as he yet again scored a brilliant century scoring 117 runs from 130 balls.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Route to the final, Details
New Zealand innings yet again did not start well as they lost their 2 wickets inside 6 overs for the score of 37, and later reduced to 132/5 but then, Chris Cairns and Chris Harris put a brilliant partnership of 122 runs which help them to win their first major ICC event and also their first ICC KnockOut Trophy title.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy squads
These were the eleven squads (all Test nations and two ODI nations) picked to take part in the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the second installment of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament. The tournament was held in Kenya from 3 to 15 October 2000. In the preliminary quarter finals, two ODI full-status teams Kenya and Zimbabwe played with India and Sri Lanka respectively, and India and Sri Lanka won their matches convincingly. In third preliminary quarter final, England beat Bangladesh to secure his position in Knockout Tournament. New Zealand won the second edition of the ICC KnockOut Trophy by defeating India in the final by four wickets, which was their first ICC event to be won.


2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy squads, Squads, Australia
Shane Warne and Collin Miller was originally selected in the squad, but later withdrew for injuries and Mark Higgs and Brad Young was replaced respectively.


2000 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic
The 2000 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at The Greens Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the United States that was part of the Tier III category of the 2000 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from February 21 through February 27, 2000. Second-seeded Monica Seles won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.


2000 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles
Corina Morariu /  Kimberly Po defeated  Tamarine Tanasugarn /  Elena Tatarkova, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2


2000 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic – Doubles
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Raymond entered the tournament, but decided to focus on the singles competition.


2000 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic – Doubles
Corina Morariu and Kimberly Po won the title by defeating Tamarine Tanasugarn and Elena Tatarkova 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 in the final.


2000 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic – Singles
Venus Williams was the defending champion, but did not compete this year due to a tendinitis in her left wrist.


2000 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic – Singles
Monica Seles won the title by defeating Nathalie Dechy 6–1, 7–6(7–3) in the final.


2000 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic – Singles, Seeds
The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.


2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship
The 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship was the 17th edition of the IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship. The Division I tournament took place between 17 and 20 February 2000 in Changchun City, China and the Division II tournament took place between 25 and 28 March 2000 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Division I tournament was won by North Korea, who claimed their second title by winning all three of their games and finishing first in the standings. Upon winning the tournament North Korea gained promotion to Division I of the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships. South Korea and China finished second and third respectively.


2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship
In the Division II tournament New Zealand finished first and gained promotion to Division I for the 2001 competition.