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Focuses on significant events in sports in 2000. Achievements of tennis players Pete Sampras and Venus Williams; Tiger Woods, who won three of golf's four major tournaments in 2000; Wins of track and field athletes Marion Jones, Maurice Green, and Australian Aborigine Cathy Freeman at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. INSET: Untitled, by Robert Sullivan.

Focuses on the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales. Expectations of Australians concerning the success of the games; Details of the symbolic reunifications at the opening ceremonies between Australia and aborigines and South and North Korea; Description of various events, including the women's triathlon.

Profiles Marion Jones and how she will try to win five gold medals at the 2000 Olympic Games. Events that Jones will participate in; Technique of the sprinter and long jumper; Background on Jones and how she became a member of the United States track and field team.

Discusses the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney, New South Wales. Description and history of Australia; Popularity and history of the Olympic Games, which are derived from a Greek religious festival; Topics of economic aspects of the games and athletes' desire to win.

Assesses the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Brilliance of the athletic performances at the Olympics; Idea that many Americans were not interested in the games; Performances by United States track and field athletes, Marion Jones and Michael Johnson; Significance of the victory of Australian Aboriginal athlete Cathy Freeman.

Discusses the use of drugs in sports and testing of athletes at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. View of Frank Shorter, former marathon runner and the chairman of the independent United States Anti-Doping Agency, which takes over drug enforcement from the U.S. Olympic Committee in October; Topics of anabolic steroids, erythropoietin (EPO), blood doping, human growth hormone, and blood substitutes.

Discusses the victory by Australian sprinter Cathy Freeman in the women's 400 meters at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Idea that she had to shield herself from the Australian media to focus for the race; Pressure on Freeman to win the race, because of her status as an Australian Aborigine.

Discusses the success of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Compliment by the former International Olympic Committee president, Juan Antonio Samaranch; Performance of the athletes in various sports which inspired viewers and spectators, including British rower Steve Redgrave and Australian runner Cathy Freeman; Sportsmanship displayed throughout the games.

Focuses on the younger generation of swimmers who participated in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Medals won by teenage swimmers; Success of Australian Ian Thorpe; Competition between Australia and the United States; Success of Pieter van den Hoogenband and Inge de Bruijn, of the Netherlands. INSET: Pool Honors Are Double Dutch.

Focuses on the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Final relay with the Olympic torch, and the lighting of the Olympic flame; Performances; Parade of nations.

Focuses on sport and the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Disregard for the integrity of sport; Use of performance-enhancing drugs; Memories of days when sport was an exhibition of pure athletic ability; Shame of the International Olympic Committee; Prominence of the Olympics.

Profiles swimmer Lenny Krayzelburg, the United States' best hope for a swimming gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. His emigration from the Soviet Union in 1989; His training at Santa Monica City College and the University of Southern California.

Focuses on Sydney, Australia, and offers a look at the city before the arrival of the 2000 Olympic Games. Details regarding the cultural diversity of the city; History of the founding of Australia and the British prisoners who were left there to survive on their own; Development of the city and details regarding the number of immigrants; Information regarding the Australian love for sports. INSETS: Living Room;Close Calls;High Points;Wet Test

Focuses on Australian track and field athlete Matt Shirvington and his chances of winning a medal at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. Pressure of performing in his hometown; Comparison between Shirvington and other world runners; Predictions for the Olympics.

Reports on United States track and field athlete Inger Miller and her chances of making the 2000 US Olympic Team. Which events she would run during the Olympic Games; Relationship with teammate and archrival Marion Jones; Expectations Miller has for her track and field career.

Reports on Olympic athletes Marion Jones and Maurice Greene and their performances at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Approaches of the athletes to their competition, which is the 100-m race; Details of the races in which both athletes competed; Future outlook for both athletes.

Discusses the concept of so-called grudge matches in light of the 27th Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. How athletes use anger and enmity as inspiration for victory; Notable rivalries in the Sydney Olympics, including United States swimmer Gary Hall Jr. and Russian Alexander Popov; Cyclist Marty Nothstein's rivalry with German Jens Fiedler; Other athletes and contests to watch.

Profiles Hicham El Guerrouj, who will compete in the 2000 Olympic Games. Event that he will participate in; Technique used by the runner; Background on the athlete and how he is a member of Morocco's track and field team.

Profiles Alexander Karelin, a Greco-Roman wrestler, who will compete in the 2000 Olympic Games. Events that he will participate in; Technique used by the wrestler; Background on Karelin and how he became a member of Russia's wrestling team.

Profiles swimmer Ian Thorpe and his determination to win in the 2000 Olympic Games. Events that Thorpe will participate in; Technique of the swimmer; Background on Thorpe and how he became a member of the Australian swim team.

Profiles Grant Hackett, an Australian swimmer who participated in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Vulnerability to his rivals, including Kieren Perkins; Pressure felt by Hackett before his race.

Focuses on Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe and his participation in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Biographical information; Success and talent; Popularity.

Discusses the themes of the performance routines of synchronized swimming teams at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Themes of the swimmers, including witches, birds and flamenco dancing; Idea that the intentions of the swimmers are not always clear.

Focuses on the humor involved with the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Antics of Roy Slaven and H.G. Nelson, the hosts of the Australian late-night television program 'The Dream'; Outlook for foolishness in future Olympics.

Focuses on the victory of Greek sprinter Konstantinos Kenteris at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. How the last time a Greek man won a gold medal in a running event was in the first modern games in 1896; Kenteris's defeat of runners Atol Boldon and Darren Campbell to win the gold medal in the 200 meter race.

Focuses on the disqualification of Australian race walker Jane Saville at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. How if both feet are off the ground the athlete is considered to be running, not walking; Disappointment of Saville and anger of her coach, Ron Weigel.

Profiles United States Greco-Roman wrestler Rulon Gardner. His defeat of Russian Alexander Karelin for the gold medal in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; Details on the match in which he beat the favored Russian opponent; Information on his background growing up on a dairy farm in Wyoming.

Focuses on the athletes who tested positive for drug use during the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Speculation on the revelation that United States shot putter C.J. Hunter, tested positive for steroids; Explanations from athletes who were disciplined for banned substances, including comments by Latvian Andris Reinholds, German Dieter Baumann and Uzbekistan Sergei Voynov.

Discusses environmental problems at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales. Promotion of the Games as environmentally friendly; Unsuccessful relocation of green and golden bell frogs; Distraction of migratory Bogong moths by lights at Olympic venues; Distraction of soccer games by seagulls.

Presents the experiences of the author at a manicurist in the Olympic village in Sydney, New South Wales. Athletic history of the author; Gossip told by the manicurist; Comments made concerning the attitudes of athletes from various countries; Experience of the author with a hairstylist.

Reports on Denmark's badminton player Camilla Martin and her performance at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Discussion of the attraction of American journalists to Martin; Details of her loss to China's Gong Zhichao, which earned her a silver medal; Future outlook of badminton.

Reports on the performance of British rower Steve Redgrave and his performance at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Four member rowing crew of Britain which Redgrave is a member of; Success of Redgrave in other Olympic competitions; Number of gold medals he has won; Retirement plans of Redgrave.

Reports on the performance of United States weight lifter Tara Nott at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Account of how Nott won the gold metal which resulted from the disqualification of Bulgarian Izabela Dragneva for failing a doping test; History of Nott who tried various sports before weight lifting, including gymnastics; Various achievements of Nott.

Reports on United States swimmer Lenny Krayzelburg and his performance at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Discussion of the competition between the U.S. swimming team and the Australian swimming team; Success of Krayzelburg who won three gold medals for the U.S.; Biographical information about Krayzelburg.

Discusses the efforts of Equatorial Guinea swimmer Eric Moussambani in the 100-m freestyle competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Discussion of Moussambani who did not know how to swim before the Olympics; Details of his race in the 100-m freestyle event; Account of how Moussambani was invited to the Olympics.

Reports on the weightlifting competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Correlation of an athlete's facial elastics and their medal prospects; Placement of various competitors in their weight class; Demeanor of weightlifter Orlando Vasquez of Nicaragua.

Reports on various athletes being disqualified from Olympic events at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Weight of British judo champion Debbie Allan which was reported over her weight class; Suspension of judo coach Gabor Szabo for hugging judo bronze medal winner Maria Pekli on the competition mat; Technical faults of Bernardo Segura in a race walking event which disqualified him.

Presents a humorous view of Australia. Impression of the author that Australia was a rough place to live in; Discussion of his time in Australia covering the 2000 Sydney Olympics for 'Time' magazine during which he decided that Australian culture is similar to American culture; Opinion that Australia has been misrepresented as an outback country with macho men.

Presents several news briefs related to the Sydney summer Olympics as of September, 2000. Discussion of the clothing worn at the opening ceremonies; List of names that Australian's gave to their Olympic teams, such as the Redbacks for Women's Handball; Problems that McDonald's had with an Olympic park restaurant that served an egg-and-bacon damper sandwich which is an Australian meal.

Offers humorous opinions on some of the less traditional Olympic sports, and questions the legitimacy of these fringe events in light of the Summer Olympic Games at Sydney, New South Wales. The addition of trampolining as a medal event and comments from United States trampoliner Jennifer Parilla; The opportunity afforded by badminton for athletes who otherwise would be excluded from the Olympics; The allure of synchronized swimming; Opinion of race walking.

Profiles Caroline Brunet who will compete in the 2000 Olympic Games. Event that she will participate in; Technique that the athlete will use; Background on Brunet and how she is a member of Canada's kayaking team.

Profiles Felix Savon who will compete in the 2000 Olympic Games. Events that he will participate in; Technique used by the boxer; Background on Savon and how he is a member of Cuba's boxing team.

Profiles Magnus Wislander who will compete in the 2000 Olympic Games. Event that he will participate in; Technique used by the handball athlete; Background on Wislander who is a member of Sweden's handball team.

Profiles Laura Flessel-Colovic, who will compete in the 2000 Olympic Games. Event that she will participate in; Technique used by the fencer; Background on the athlete and how she is a member of France's fencing team.

Profiles Ralf Schumann, who will compete in the 2000 Olympic Games. Event that he will participate in; Technique that the target shooter will use; Background on Schumann and how he is a member of Germany's shooting team.

Profiles Fu Mingxia, a gold medal winner in diving at both the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympic Games. Events in the 2000 Olympic Games that she will participate in; Technique used in difficult dives; Background on Fu and how she is a member of China's diving team.

Focuses on gymnast Elise Ray, who is expected to lead the United States women's gymnastics team at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Praise from team coordinator Bela Karolyi; Age and skill.

Profiles athlete Michael Johnson, in light of his injury at the 2000 Olympic trials. Events in which he will compete in the Olympics, which are located in Sydney, New South Wales; Plans of Johnson to broadcast from the Olympics via the Internet; Records held by Johnson for foot races.

Profiles Jimmy Pedro, member of the 2000 United States judo team. International judo championships won by Pedro; Requirements for success in the sport; Outlook for the performance of the U.S. judo team at the Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales.

Mentions shark attacks in New South Wales' Sydney Harbour and the concern of Olympic competitors preparing for the 2000 games. Number of shark species in Australian waters; What can be done to prevent a shark attack.