The Gambia at the 2000 Summer Olympics The Gambia at the 2000 Summer Olympics The Gambia sent a delegation to compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia from 15 September to 1 October 2000. This was the African nation's fifth time competing at a Summer Olympic Games. The Gambian delegation consisted of two track and field athletes, Pa Mamadou Gai and Adama Njie. Neither advanced beyond the first round heats of their events. The Gambia National Olympic Committee was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1976. The nation boycotted the first two Summer Olympic Games held after their recognition. They boycotted the
Maguire v Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2000) Olympic Games souvenir programme; and the failure to provide a website which was accessible to Maguire. After the completion of the ticket book case ("Maguire v SOCOG 1999" ) on 30 September 1999, conciliation on the remaining matters was attempted but by 29 November 1999, the talks failed. Maguire v Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission), No. H 99/115, 11 August 2000 (hearing), 24 August 2000 (decision). The commissioner, on 25 February 2000, notified the two parties about resuming the inquiry on 27 March 2000. On that day 27 March, SOCOG in a