2000 Summer Paralympics

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XI Paralympic Games
Nations participating	127
Athletes participating	3846 (2867 men, 979 women)
Events	551 in 20 sports
Opening ceremony	October 18
Closing ceremony	October 29
Officially opened by	William Deane
Paralympic Torch	Louise Sauvage
Stadium	Stadium Australia

136 Countries participated on the 2000 Paralympics. Many of the same venues of the Sydney Olympics were used, including the Olympic Stadium, Stadium Australia.

The mascot for the 2000 Paralympics was "Lizzie" the Frill-necked Lizard.^[1]

Australian artist Kylie Minogue sang "Waltzing Matilda" and "Celebration" at the Opening Ceremony.

The Australian group, The Seekers, sang their hit song "The Carnival Is Over" as the finale to the Closing Ceremony. Judith Durham, who had a broken hip, sang from a wheelchair.

Contents 1 Torch Relay 2 Games highlights 3 Medal count 4 References 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Torch Relay

The Torch Relay Program's objectives were to develop a route and an event which would help maintain momentum between the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, promote the Paralympic Games and encourage ticket purchases. It was also to safely deliver the Paralympic flame to the Opening Ceremony.

While the relay visited each Australian capital city, it also focused strongly on Sydney and the surrounding region, as this was the main catchment area for ticket sales.

The Paralympic Torch Relay succeeded in generating community and media support for the Games, with crowds in many areas and significant crowds lining the Sydney metropolitan route in the final two days of the relay.

The event, which commenced with a lighting ceremony at Parliament House, Canberra on 5 October 2000, involved 920 torchbearers, each of whom carried the flame an average of 500 metres. After visiting each capital city (except Sydney) by air, the relay travelled in New South Wales (NSW) from Moss Vale through the Southern Highlands, Illawarra, Campbelltown, Penrith, Windsor, Hunter and Central Coast areas before heading to Sydney.

Highlights included:

• The creation of the Paralympic flame during an Indigenous lighting ceremony on the forecourt of Parliament House, Canberra, with Paralympian David Hall (a tennis player) as the first torchbearer. The Australian Prime Minister attended this event.
• The use of a Royal Australian Air Force Falcon 900 Executive jet to convey the Paralympic flame around Australia.
• The Paralympic flame being carried across the arch of the Sydney Harbour Bridge (17 October 2000) by four torchbearers.

This Games Motto: Performance, Power and Pride

[edit] Games highlights

• Australian swimmer Siobhan Paton won six gold medals, and set nine world records in the process.^{[2] [3]}

[edit] Medal count

These are the medal-collecting nations for the 2000 Games. (Host country is highlighted)

Rank	NPC Name	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia	63	39	47	149
2	Great Britain	41	43	47	131
3	Spain	39	30	38	107
4	Canada	38	33	25	96
5	United States	36	39	34	109
6	China	34	22	17	73
7	France	30	28	28	86
8	Poland	19	22	12	53
9	South Korea	18	7	7	32
10	Germany	15	42	38	95
11	Czech Republic	15	15	13	43
12	Japan	13	17	11	41
13	South Africa	13	12	13	38
14	Russia	12	11	12	35
15	Netherlands	12	9	9	30
16	Iran	12	4	7	23
17	Mexico	10	12	12	34
18	Italy	9	8	10	27
19	Denmark	8	8	14	30
20	Switzerland	8	4	8	20
21	Hong Kong	8	3	7	18
22	Nigeria	7	1	5	13
23	Egypt	6	11	11	28
24	Brazil	6	10	6	22
25	New Zealand	6	8	4	18
26	Portugal	6	5	4	15
27	Tunisia	6	4	1	11
28	Belarus	5	8	10	23
29	Sweden	5	6	10	21
30	Thailand	5	4	2	11
31	Ireland	5	3	1	9
32	Hungary	4	5	14	23
33	Greece	4	4	3	11
34	Cuba	4	2	2	8
35	Ukraine	3	20	14	37
36	Slovakia	3	5	5	13
37	Israel	3	2	1	6
38	Algeria	3	0	0	3
39	Austria	2	7	6	15
40	Norway	2	6	7	15
41	Iceland	2	0	2	4
42	Belgium	1	4	4	9
43	Finland	1	3	6	10
44	Chinese Taipei	1	2	4	7
45	Estonia	1	1	3	5
46	Kenya	1	1	2	4
47	Azerbaijan	1	1	0	2
47	Peru	1	1	0	2
49	Côte d'Ivoire	1	0	1	2
50	Bulgaria	1	0	0	1
50	Jordan	1	0	0	1
50	Zimbabwe	1	0	0	1
53	Faroe Islands	0	3	1	4
53	United Arab Emirates	0	3	1	4
55	Argentina	0	2	3	5
56	Slovenia	0	2	2	4
57	Lithuania	0	2	1	3
58	Kuwait	0	1	4	5
59	Bahrain	0	1	1	2
59	Panama	0	1	1	2
61	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	1	0	1
61	Yugoslavia	0	1	0	1
63	Latvia	0	0	3	3
64	Libya	0	0	1	1
64	Palestine	0	0	1	1
64	Philippines	0	0	1	1
64	Puerto Rico	0	0	1	1
64	Venezuela	0	0	1	1

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• 2000 Summer Olympics
• Cheating at the Paralympic Games

[edit] External links

• Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games - archived websites in PANDORA

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