Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
The business Olympics: Sydney's other games
By Richard Phillips, September 29, 2000
Since September 15 when the Olympic Games opened, Sydney residents, not to speak of television viewers around the world, have been subjected to a day and night sporting media blitz by the 16,900 journalists, camera operators and news producers in attendance. Another less publicised component has been the bu
Performance enhancing drugs and the commodification of elite athletes
By Erika Zimmer, September 28, 2000
Announcements by International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials linking US athletes and officials with performance enhancing drugs have received widespread publicity over the last few days. On Tuesday the IOC revealed that US shot put champion, C.J. Hunter, husband of US super sprinter Marion Jones, had te
Image and reality in Sydney's Olympic opening ceremony
By Linda Tenenbaum, September 22, 2000
Last Friday's opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games has provoked something of a controversy. Reactions have veered between two extremes: rapturous praise and bitter denunciation. New South Wales (NSW) Premier Bob Carr, for example, told ABC radio the event was perhaps the most important artistic
Olympic Notebook
By our correspondents, September 21, 2000
Records crash in swimming
Some thoughts on the Olympic torch relay
By Tony Cornwell, September 21, 2000
The Olympic torch relay from Olympia in Greece to Sydney in Australia was the largest and longest since the first torch relay was organised for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. AMP, the insurance group, was the main sponsor but Ansett, Holden, Harley-Davidson, IBM and Shell Australia all played major roles.
Sydney Olympic Games to be viewed by 3.7 billion people
By Richard Phillips, September 14, 2000
Extraordinary developments in broadcasting and telecommunications over the last four decades, allowing the production and live broadcast of high quality images and commentary from any part of the globe have dramatically changed the relationship of masses of people to each other and to world events.
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