The games of the new millennium! Thropedo, Fatso the Wombat, Cathy Freeman and plenty of drama. What a time to be alive!

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SOURCES: Sydney 2000 Rewind Channel 7, Los Angeles Times, Olympics.Com, Encyclopedia Britannica, The Conversation, The independent UK, Benchmark Games, NFSA, Australia Geographic, ABC, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences and The Associated Press.

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