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Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
199.
199 nations took part in Sydney 2000 - a new Olympic Games record
6.7m.
6.7 million tickets were sold for Sydney 2000 - a new Games record
112,687.
112,687 people attended the Sydney 2000 Opening Ceremony, at the Sydney Olympic Park
3.
There were 3 Sydney 2000 mascots - Syd the Platypus, Millie the Echidna, and Olly the Kookaburra
46,967.
46,967 volunteers were a part of Sydney 2000 (53% women)
2.
2 new sports were introduced at Sydney 2000 - Triathlon and Taekwondo
3.7b.
3.7 billion people tuned-in to watch the Games on TV, across 220 countries
10,651.
10,651 athletes took part in Sydney 2000 - 6,582 men; 4,069 women
928.
In total, 928 medals were won at the Sydney 2000
6.
The most medals won by an individual was 6 - Russian Gymnast, Aleksey Nemov
93.
USA won the most medals at Sydney 2000 - 93 (37 gold, 24 silver, 32 bronze)