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Focuses on how host cities of the Olympic Games are effected by them, and how Sydney, Australia, has changed as a result. Economic benefits for Sydney, including trade and investment in the region; Decision of local government on what to do with the purpose-built Olympic precinct, and possibility that it will be turned into a residential and commercial center.

Discusses the increased excitement of the residents of Utah as of October 5, 2000 for the Winter Olympics which will be held there in 2002. Number of residents that watched the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; Number of volunteers; Programs in Salt Lake City, Utah to prepare for the Games.

Considers the possible correlation between a country's financial investment to its athletic programs and its performance in the Olympics. Indications that strong economies create successful athletes; Performance of Canadian athletes at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; Need for more funding in Canada according to Olympic athletes.

Presents news briefs related to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia as of October 2, 2000. Final outcome of United States runner Marion Jones's attempt to win five gold medals; Performance of the US women's basketball team; Criticism of Maurice Greene and other US runners for seemingly arrogant behavior; Others.

Presents information on the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia following their completion. Medals won by competitors from countries including the United States; Emphasis on drug use by athletes including Romanian gymnast Andreea Raducan; Role of Australia in making the Games a success.

Presents news briefs related to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia as of September 29, 2000. Success of United States runner Marion Jones in the 200 meter race; Number of women competing in the Olympics as compared to those at the 1896 Olympic Games; Loss of US men long jumpers; Others.

Discusses the loss of the United States women's soccer team to Norway's team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Difficult success of the US over Brazil in the semifinal round of competitions; Comments of players from the US including Brandi Chastain; Probability that several key players on the US team including Mia Hamm will not play in another competition; Outlook for future US teams.

Discusses the gold-medal victory of the United States baseball team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Prior improbability of their success; Composition of the team which included baseball players from the minor leagues; Belief of spectators that the team from Cuba would win the competition.

Focuses on the struggles endured by the United States women's softball team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia before its gold-medal winning victory over Japan. The team's long winning streak prior to the Olympics; Loss to three softball teams from other countries; Information on individual players such as Lisa Fernandez; Outlook for future US softball teams.

Presents information on several athletes and their performances at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia as of September 26, 2000. Revelation of drug use by United States shot putter C.J. Hunter, who was not competing in Sydney; Success of US pole vaulter Stacy Dragila; Gold medals won by China, the US and Russia; Outlook for the US women's softball team.

Presents information on the performance of several competitors at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia as of September 26, 2000. Success of Australian runner Cathy Freeman, who is Aboriginal, in the 400-meter competition; Outcome of the men's 400-meter race which United States runner Michael Johnson was expected to win; Others.

Presents information on the performance of swimmers and other athletes from the United States and other countries at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. World record set by US swimmer Tom Dolan; Other world records; Success of US platform diver Laura Wilkinson over the favored Chinese team; Information on other athletes and their performances.

Discusses the outcome of several track and field competitions at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Performance of several athletes representing the United States including sprinter Marion Jones; Failure of former gold medalist Charles Austin to qualify in the high jump; Information on the silver medal of US athlete Adam Nelson in the shot put.

Presents information on several pieces of clothing and equipment which will be used by athletes at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Development of body suits by Nike and Adidas which allow runners to run faster; Shoe used by United States sprinter Michael Johnson; Development of a kayak for use by the US kayaking team.

Discusses the author's desire to see the Lithuanian national basketball team defeat the team from the United States at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Author's sense of confusion due to the fact that he is an American; Reasons that humans often desire to see unlikely victors win; Close match between the two teams; Historic success of the team from the US.

Presents news briefs related to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia as of September 22, 2000. Decision by enigmatic runner Marie-Jose Perec of France to withdraw from the competition following an encounter with a threatening stranger; Victory of the Australian women's softball team over that of the United States; Number of medals won by US swimmers; Others.

Considers the possible reasons that fewer television viewers in the United States are watching the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia than in years past. Time difference between Australia and the US for which reason the events are recorded and televised in the US several hours later; Advent of the Internet which allows interested persons to learn the outcome of competitions immediately; Lack of public interest due to drug use by athletes, ubiquitous marketing and the rising salaries of many competing athletes.

Presents news briefs related to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia as of September 21, 2000. Victory of swimmer Misty Hyman of the United States in the 200-meter butterfly over the expected winner Susie O'Neill of Australia; Disqualification of athletes from Bulgaria and Belarus for drug use; Others. INSET: VIEWING GUIDE, by Katherine Dillin.

Discusses the eminence of track and field events at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Reasons that many people anticipate track and field events with greater excitement than other events; Historical performance of athletes from the United States in such events; Several US athletes that will compete including sprinter Michael Johnson and runner Marion Jones.

Profiles Kevin Han, a badminton player from the United States who competed in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Biographical information including his birth in China and relocation to New York City; Loss to Ji Xinpeng of China in a badminton match in Sydney; Han's international ranking.

Presents news briefs related to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales as of September 20, 2000. Decrease in the number of television viewers in the United States compared to previous Olympic Games that have been televised; Success of women gymnasts from Romania; Loss of the US women's softball team to Japan; Others.

Discusses the difficulties associated with the attempts of officials to end the use of drugs by athletes competing in the Olympic Games. Number of athletes banned from the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales; Several methods of doping and types of drugs; Need for more advanced drug tests.

Presents news briefs related to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales as of September 19, 2000. Victory of Lenny Krayzelburg of the United States in the 100-meter backstroke; Surprising win of Mexican weightlifter Soraya Jimenez over North Korea's Ri Song Hui; Others.

Profiles runner Cathy Freeman who is an aboriginal Australian competing in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Her lighting of the Olympic cauldron; Biographical history and successes as an athlete; Stance on several issues pertaining to Australia's aboriginal population; Outlook for Freeman's career as an athlete and celebrity.

Presents an account of the author's experience at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales.

Focuses on the upsetting performance of United States shooter Beki Snyder at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Information on shooting; Events in which Snyder competes; Comments by Snyder and her coach, Erich Buljung.

Considers the evidence and lack thereof that specially designed bodysuits allow swimmers to swim faster than when wearing traditional suits. Use of the suits by athletes at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales; Difficulty of determining the actual effect of the suits on swimmers' performances.

Discusses the role of nationalism in the international fervor over the Olympic Games. History of the Olympic Games including their development in ancient Greece; Countries which have boycotted past Games including the United States which boycotted the Games in the Soviet Union in 1980. INSET: OLYMPICS NOTEBOOK 2000.

Discusses various athletes and teams which will compete at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales.

Discusses the role of non-athletes in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Creation of trophies by artist John Haertling; Training of athletes from the United States in speaking to reporters by Sue Castorino and Randy Minkoff; Companies which do not sponsor the Olympics but capitalize on its popularity for marketing purposes.

Discusses the attempts by officials at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales to decrease the environmental impact of the Games. Construction of toxic waste containment sites; Use of solar energy in the athletes' housing area; Involvement of the group Greenpeace in rating the facilities.

Reports on the efforts in Sydney, New South Wales to ensure that the Olympic Games will be free of performance enhancing drugs. Doubts of the ability of officials to catch those using such substances; Criticism of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its previous failures in monitoring drug use; Commitment of Australian officials to the cause.

Presents briefs related to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia as of September 1, 2000. Position on the United States men's basketball team for Antonio McDyess; How the US men's soccer team opening game against the Czech Republic will precede the opening ceremonies; Speculation on location of 2008 Summer Olympics; Retirement of Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch.

Presents information on the 2000 Olympic Games which will be held in Sydney, New South Wales. Former Chinese race-walker Yueling Chen's permission to compete for the United States where she was naturalized as a citizen four months prior; Number of people that will watch the Olympic Games on television; Expected success of the US women's softball team; Other information.

Profiles shooter Beki Snyder who will compete for the United States in the sport-pistol and air-pistol events at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Difficulty of being young and training for the Olympics; Need for sleep and regular training; Margin by which she achieved a position on the US shooting team; Outlook for her competition. INSET: A shooting pimer.

Focuses on the contingent of Olympic athletes from Somalia that will compete in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Political conditions in Somalia following a civil war; Hardship of the athletes; Survival of the Somali Olympic Committee (SOC) despite the virtual nonexistence of any central government; Lack of funds.

Discusses the 2000 Olympic Arts Festival which will be held in Sydney, New South Wales concurrently with the Olympic Games. INSET: A slice of Aboriginal culture.

Discusses the amount of broadcast time that the NBC television network has allotted for the 2000 Olympics. INSET: Sydney will be first 'Internet Olympics'.

Presents news briefs related to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales as of July 21, 2000.

Discusses the constructive preparations in Sydney, New South Wales for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Profiles the United States sprinter Marion Jones, who aspires to win five gold medals during her first Olympic Games in Sydney in the summer of 2000.

Reports on opposition to plans to build a stadium on Bondi Beach in Sydney, New South Wales for the Olympic volleyball competition in 2000.

Relates news about the preparations for the Olympics being made in Newington, Australia.

Offers business news briefs for March 25, 1999. The decline in orders for United States durable goods in February; The computer-parts and technology pact between IBM and rival EMC Corp.; The survey of residents in Sydney, New South Wales in Australia, the host city for the year 2000 Olympic Summer Games.

Highlights the environmental concerns arising out of Sydney, Australia's bid to host the Olympic Games in 2000. Delivery of the most environmentally friendly games in the history of the Olympics; Habitat of green and golden frogs threatened.

Focuses on the efforts of whitewater kayakers and canoeists, to reinstate whitewater events in the Olympics to be hosted in the year 2000 by Sydney, New South Wales. Announcement made by the International Olympic Committee and the Sydney Organising Committee; Cost of building a whitewater course; Comments from Jennifer Hearn, American kayak champion.

Reports on the plans of Australia's Olympic Committee in the staging of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Plans to address security and transportation problems; Olympic venues.

Reports on the National Boomerang Championship held in Amherst, Massachusetts in May 1998. Details about Chet Snouffer, 11-time United States champion; His background; Information about boomerang competitions; The issue of the sport being part of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; Popularity of the sport in the US. INSET: Many happy returns for a Sydney merchant.