#2 Sydney 2000
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The first Olympics of the second millennium took place in Sydney and no other nation would have represented sporting progress in the 21st century better than Australia. Held at the Stadium Australia, this ceremony represented the hope, progress and spirit of a young nation that was rising in the sporting world like few others. More than 10,000 performers came together to put on a magical spectacle for the world in a narrative, which was seen from a young girl’s eyes.
All components of Australia’s incredible cultural, geographical and historical landscape were on display in the ceremony, which depicted the Great Barrier Reef, rich flora and fauna, European colonisation and the Aboroginal past dating back to a 1000 years. The words “A New Era and Eternity,” a segment during the ceremony, perhaps summed up the Sydney Olympics better than anything else.
