Sydney 2000 was ‘lost opportunity’ to recognise Indigenous culture: IOC member
The Howard government has been given a slapdown at the International Olympic Committee session for not doing enough to ...
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Olympic torch repair possible?
Burners in some previous Olympic torch designs have been the subject of ... Bullfinch did get some modelling done by Tecosim Technical Simulation in Essex. For Sydney, for example, the torch came out ...
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The ‘rare’ Melbourne Olympic torch missing from the Panathenaic Olympic museum
The 2000 Sydney Olympic torch on display. Picture: Athos Sirianos The 2024 Paris Olympics torch has already made its way to the Athens Panathenaic Stadium display. Picture: Athos Sirianos In the ...
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Medals, Rare Olympic Torches Up for Grabs
Overrun with Oslo Torches Meanwhile, there were only 95 torches for the first Winter Olympic torch relay in 1952 ... she won two gold medals in Sydney. "As fastest woman in both the 400M and ...
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Paris 2024 is almost here, and so is the Olympic torch
Per tradition, the torch was lit on April 15 in Olympia, Greece, honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games, which date back to 776 BC. Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the ...
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Cathy Freeman selected as Arthur Ashe Award winner
Australian track star Cathy Freeman, who burst into the international spotlight at the Sydney Olympic Games ... Freeman lit the torch at the Olympic Games' Opening Ceremony. Given her ...