2000 Summer Olympics cauldron New South Wales. The Sydney Olympic Park Cauldron is of State historic significance as the culmination of the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games on 15 September 2000. The opening ceremony is considered to be a triumph of Australian showmanship which was watched by hundreds of millions of people around the world. It is also a reminder of Sydney's success and honour in having hosted the Millennium Games. The place has a strong or special association with a person, or group of persons, of importance of cultural or natural history of New South Wales's history. The Sydney Olympic Park
Egypt at the 2000 Summer Paralympics since 1982. In 1998, two years before the Sydney Games, it was replaced by the Egyptian Disabled Sports Federation as a result of President of the Council of Ministers Order No. (659). Egypt finished the Sydney hosted Games with 28 totals medals, 6 gold, 12 silver and 10 bronze, enabling their country to finish 23rd out of 123 on the medal table. Egypt won three gold medals, six silver and seven bronze in athletics. Egyptian athletes competed at the 1999 Disabled Sports USA DS/USA's National Summer Games as part of their preparation efforts for the 2000 Games. Mahmoud Elatar set