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Reports on the female sport events at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Impact of the first time events at the Games including synchronized diving; History of female athletes competing in Olympic events; Emphasis of Canadian athletes who won medals at the Games; How Canada's disappointing performance raised questions over the funding for sports. INSET: The Canucks who knocked 'the Woodies,' by Andrew Phillips.

Focuses on the difficulties faced by Canada's Olympic team at the Sydney Olympics. Speculation that Canadians can no longer compete at an international level without further funding for athletes; Need for a coordinated athlete development program; Efforts made by the government to support the athletes; Comments made by athletes about their losses.

Reports on Australian reaction to the Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Opinion that Australia was successful in the staging of the Olympics; Accomplishments of Australian athletes; How the swimming competition was one of the fastest ever; Allegations of doping among the athletes; Treatment of the Games as a national obsession by the Australians.

Reports on the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Description of the opening ceremony; Significance of Australian aboriginal athlete Cathy Freeman lighting the Olympic cauldron; How Canadian athletes are faring in the competitions; Why the Sydney games are a test for the Olympic movement.

Profiles international athletes who will be competing in the Olympic games in Sydney, Australia. First-time and veteran Olympians; Accomplishments of the athletes; Events in which the athletes will compete.

Reports on the athletes of the Canadian Olympic team and the experiences of James Worrall, a former Canadian Olympic athlete and flag bearer in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Kayaker Caroline Brunet; Swimmer Marianne Limpert; Rowers Theresa Luke, Emma Robinson, and Derek Porter; Others.

Reports on Sydney, New South Wales in Australia, the host of the Summer Olympics, 2000. History of the city, including settlement by the British as a prison colony; Redevelopment of the city; Diversity of Australia; Conditions of Aboriginal people; Location of the Olympic Park.

Profiles several Canadian athletes competing in the 2000 Sydney Olympics for the first time. Gymnast Alexander Jeltkov's abilities on the horizontal bars; Biker Genevieve Jeanson who will compete in the 65-km bicycle road race; Different styles of the synchronized swimmers Fanny Letourneau and Claire Carver-Dias; Others.

Discusses the handling of the International Olympic Committee on testing athletes for the use of performance enhancing drugs at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. How shot-putter C.J. Hunter tested positive for nandrolone and Romanian gymnast Andreea Raducan lost her gold medal for taking cold medicine; Discussion of the number of athletes expelled from the Games after testing positive for known banned substances; Future outlook of drugs in Olympic contests.

Offers observations on Australians. The effect of the Olympic Games on Australians; Opinion that the country is a strange contradiction; Treatment of the Aboriginal people; Comparison to Canada's treatment of the Native Americans; How Australia developed a national sports institute after the 1976 Olympic Games, held in Montreal.

Discusses the protests of many Australians regarding preparations for the Olympic Games to be held in Sydney in September 2000. Expenditure of tax dollars by the Sydney Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games in anticipation of the event; Impact of scandals surrounding the Olympics on public opinion in the host city; Likelihood that Australians will be unable to secure tickets for the games; Outlook for the restoration of popular support in Sydney.

Focuses on Canada's efforts at the 1999 Pan-American Games. Second place position in the medal standings, following the United States, but ahead of Cuba; Loss of the gold medal by the roller hockey team due to banned substance usage by goalie Steve Vezina; Performances in gymnastics and baseball; Efforts of rower Emma Robinson; Anticipation for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Reports on Daniel Igali, a Nigerian immigrant who competed on the Canadian Olympic wrestling team in Sydney, New South Wales. His post-match victory celebration; His thoughts on Canada, and his development into an Olympic athlete.

Reports on the performance of Australia runner Cathy Freeman at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. How she became the first Aboriginal Australian to win a gold medal; Importance of her performance in regards to the relationship of Aboriginals and Australians; Wish of the Aboriginals which is to receive a formal apology from the Australian government.

Offers observations on the ban of Eric Lamaze from the Canadian Olympic equestrian team. Reaction of the decision to ban Lamaze; Ethical debate as a result of the ban; Efforts of Lamaze's lawyer to reverse the ban; Opinion that the issue has stolen some of the spotlight from the Olympic Games.

Presents a comparison between Australia and Canada. Opinion that both countries tend to feel second rate; How the Olympic Games in Sydney has inspired nationalistic pride in the Australians; Advertisements for Foster's Lager which resemble Canadian advertisements for Molson's.

Presents excerpts from the journals of 'Maclean's' reporters James Deacon and Andrew Phillips concerning their coverage of the Olympic Games in Sydney Australia. The reaction of Canadian Olympic gold medalist Simon Whitfield to a photograph of Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson.

Reports the dates of some of the high-profile events for the Olympic Games taking place in Sydney, Australia.

Reports on view-LOGISTICS, a software developed by Canadian based Viewpoint Technologies Ltd., and its use in the Sydney Olympic Games. How the software aids organizers to keep track of all equipment; Reasons that Sydney organizers chose the software.

Reports on `Maclean's' coverage of past Olympic games and profiles reporters who will be covering the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Past Canadian medal winners; Views of the reporters on the Olympic games and the athletes.

Discusses Olympic rower Marnie McBean's withdrawal from the Canadian rowers Olympic team. Details of a herniated spinal disc which forced her to drop out; Her creation of the Fund for Olympic Rowers Survival which helped gain sponsorship for rowers; Her hopes to march into the Olympic stadium at the Sydney Olympics even though she is no longer considered a member of the team.

Discusses the byline of Donovan Bailey appearing in the 'Globe and Mail,' which cites reasons for turning down the chance to carry the Canadian flag at the opening ceremonies in Sydney, Australia. Choice of kayaker Caroline Brunet to carry the flag; Reaction of athletes and Canadian Olympic Association officials to the comments made by Donovan Bailey; Regrets of Brad Robins, writer of the column, for his choice of words, which appeared to undermine the honor of Brunet.

Focuses on Canadian track and field runners Bruny Surin and Donovan Bailey. Publicized bickering between Surin and Bailey which they claim is finished; Hopes to defend their Olympic relay title at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games; Discussion of the Canadian track and field Olympic trials.

Focuses on Bob Hutcheson, who has been sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee to test sand quality for the 2000 Olympic beach volleyball competitions. Biographical information; How Hutcheson got the job; Other venues he has tested, including the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York City.

Profiles Canadian Olympic rowing member Ben Storey. Importance of rowing in his life; His doctoral work in plant biology; How he has been Yukon's male athlete of the year three times; How he has put school on hold to train for the 2000 Olympics.

Profiles Canadian female weight lifter, Miel McGerrigle. Her gold medal-winning performance at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Her training with coach Peter MacDowell, former head coach of the 1995 British Columbia Canada Winter Games weight-lifting team; Her goal to qualify for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Profiles Canadian kayaker and 2000 Olympic hopeful Karen Furneaux. Her expected pairing with Caroline Brunet, who she won a silver medal with at the world kayak championships in Italy in 1999; How she has to train harder that others because of her small size.

Profiles 18-year-old cyclist Genevieve Jeanson, the first Canadian to win a road-cycling world championship. Her hopes in winning a spot on the Canadian women's cycling team for the 2000 Olympics; Her dedication to training.

Profiles Alexandre Despatie, the 13-year-old Canadian winner of a gold medal for diving at the 1999 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His hopes to compete in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia; How he got his start in diving; Background information.

Reports that many of China's 1.2 billion people are not upset over losing out to Sydney, Australia, to host the International Olympic Games in 2000. Peasants in Jiangsu province had no idea what the Olympic Games were; Threat that residents of Shanghai would have had to ship a lot of money to the government in Beijing if the games were held there; Amount of money Shanghai city workers had to tithe during the East Asian Games last spring.

Reports on a misunderstanding which occurred as International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch announced which of five competing cities had been selected to host the 2000 Summer Games. Belief by Chinese that Beijing had been named, because the city names were read in alphabetical order; Millions of dollars spent by Beijing to win games; Urging of the IOC to reject China on the basis of its human rights record; More.