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"And the winner is... Sydney" 30 years on from the winning Sydney 2000 bid

 

"And the winner is... Sydney" 30 years on from the winning Sydney 2000 bid

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Sydney delegates celebrate in Monaco where Australia was awarded the Olympics at the 101st IOC meeting

Those famous five words delivered 30 years ago today by International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch at 4:27am AEST on Friday 24 September 1993 ignited euphoric scenes across the country.

The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.

We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.

The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.