Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the third time an Olympic baseball tournament had been held as a full medal sport, and the ninth time it had been part of the Summer Olympic Games in any capacity. It was held in Sydney, Australia from 17 September through to the bronze and gold medal games on 27 September. Two venues were used for the Games: the Sydney Baseball Stadium and Blacktown Olympic Park. For the first time in Olympic competition, professional baseball players were eligible to participate, though no active players from Major League
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