Overview | |
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Games of the XXVII Olympiad XI Paralympic Games | |
Winner: Sydney Runner-up: Beijing Shortlist: Berlin · Istanbul · Manchester | |
Details | |
Committee | IOC |
Election venue | Monte Carlo 101st IOC Session |
Map of the bidding cities | |
Important dates | |
Decision | 23 September 1993 |
Decision | |
Winner | Sydney (45 votes) |
Runner-up | Beijing (43 votes) |
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2000 Summer Olympics |
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Five cities made presentations to the IOC Session in Monte Carlo to host the 2000 Summer Olympics. The Games were awarded to Sydney, Australia, on 23 September 1993 at 18:17 UTC (8:17 pm in Monaco (UTC+02:00), 4:17 am in Sydney, 24 September 1993 (UTC+10:00)). The other cities were Beijing (China), Manchester (Great Britain), Berlin (Germany) and Istanbul (Turkey). 11 days earlier in a different process, Sydney had been chosen by the International Paralympic Committee to host the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Berlin, Germany.