The Opening Ceremony was the most magical and wonderous celebration which seamlessly and effortlessly took spectators and 3.7 billion TV viewers in 220 countries on a cultural journey from the moment Steve Jeffreys galloped into the Stadium on his Australian stock horse “Ammo”, through until the flaming Olympic cauldron was mounted into place high amid a gushing waterfall at the northern end.
Sydney 2000 Relived: Opening Ceremony, 15 September 2000
![Cathy Freeman - Opening Ceremony](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.olympics.com.au%2Fpublic%2Fstyles%2Flandscape_header_section%2Fs3%2F2020-09%2F15%2520-%2520OC%2520Cathy%2520Freeman4.jpg.webp%3Fitok%3DC_ZEoQvy&w=1200&q=90)