2000 Games News !

To all readers:

Links to Olympics news stories are no longer being posted individually on this site although a worldwide newsfeed of headlines is available here.

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Olympics news stories posted before October 1998 are listed below :

1998
12 October	Torch relay to start at Uluru
10 Oct	SOCOG wants 50,000 volunteers
6 Oct	SOCOG expects ambos to do their duty!
25 Sept	Vote proposed on Queen's role
25 Sept	Broadcasters set to carve cake
25 Sept	Nebiolo seeks tribute
25 Sept	Aboriginal flag to fly ?
25 Sept	ATSIC unimpressed
23 Sept	Uniforms designed using divine inspiration
14 Sept	2 years to go
9 Sept	Stadium name for sale!
5 Sept	10,000 to carry torch in relay
3 Sept	Stadium builders play catch-up
20 Aug	Nova Peris first to carry torch
19 Aug	SOCOG socks it to Melbourne
12 Aug	Fast lane to the games
7 Aug	AOC asks for hard line on drugs
31 Jul	No concessions from Australian Customs
18 July	Bordin Reviews Olympic Marathon Course
7 July	Herb Elliot - Back to Olympics
3 July	Top Rugby Games At Olympic Stadium
20 June	Olympic Marathon Course Announced
06 June	Hotels association denies rip-off
6 Jun	Sydney hotels hoping for $900 a day
5 Jun	Knight insists on cheap tickets
5 Jun	Time to start adding up the costs
4 Jun	Sydney games will offer record gold haul ?
4 Jun	Olympic Club - Wassat ?
3 Jun	Games 'cleansing' feared
3 Jun	Games expenditure to exceed $6 billion !
2 Jun	Hawkers to be swept off streets
01 June	Pollies squabble over Kokoda
21 May	Opening ceremony to be affordable
19 May	Support for Olympic torch to travel Kokoda
17 May	Overseas National Teams Starting 2000 Bookings
15 May	Plan For Web Co-Op
12 May	Samaranch gives Sydney the seal of approval
12 May	Customs officers warn of drugs stockpile
30 April	Sydney Turns Down Nebiolo Request For Free Tickets
28 April	Nine web site ordered to remove rings
27 April	IOC Sells TV Rights to Canada and Africa
25 April	Coates courts athletes in political spat
23 April	Threat to internet news coverage
16 April	Sydney chiefs try to calm Olympic row
12 March	Torch relay start point shortlist
28 February	'Olympic Club' fundraiser launched
27 February	National ballot for Olympic tickets
20 February	Olympic Mozzies Face Aerial Bombardment
1997
24 December	Spectacular Photo of Olympic Stadium
29 October	Olympic Construction On Target
22 October	Poms to Boycott Sydney Olympics ?
11 October	Tickets .. Get Your Tickets
10 October	Let Them Eat Chow Mein
4 October	Games Sites Exclusion Zones
27 September	Olympic Torch to Tour the Pacific
8 September	Fig Trees Create an Island of Illusion
19 August	No Shortage of Fans for Games
11 July	Ten million expected at Olympics Internet site
7 July	SOCOG Goes For Guerilla's
22 June	Opening Ceremony LetDown
15 June	Athlete's Village Too Far Away
8 June	Airline Uses Guerilla Tactics
3 June	Rent-Your-Home Hype
26 May	IOC Says Bed Tax Is A Domestic Issue
26 May	SOCOG Gets Tough Over Internet Name
23 May	Europeans Pay Record For TV Rights
13 May	$5 Million Boost for Australian Athletes
10 May	Bed Chaos in HotelLand
8 May	Games tickets available but at a price
8 May	Cost Jumps - Especially Technology
8 May	Coin Sales Unlikely to Shine
6 May	IAAF & Competitor Caps
24 April	Sponsors Must Work Hard
23 April	Drug Testing Will Detect "Undetectable"
21 April	IOC Gives Budget The Nod
20 April	IOC To Examine Budget
8 April	Olympic Journey
8 April	Olympic Committee Asks TV Stations To Contribute
29 March	Stadium Brokers & Ticketing
27 March	SOCOG Chief's Departure
26 March	Co-operation Between Media
26 March	Unofficial Olympics-related Advertising Banned
14 March	Building Aboriginal Goodwill

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