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Sydney 2000 Relived: Opening Ceremony, 15 September 2000

 

Sydney 2000 Relived: Opening Ceremony, 15 September 2000

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Cathy Freeman - Opening Ceremony

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.