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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 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 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 Daniel Igali who will be representing Canada in the Summer Olympic Games. How he won a good medal in the 69-kg wrestling division in the Sydney Summer Games of 2000; Injuries he has suffered since then; Elimination of his weight class which will make his speed much more important; How he helps other Nigerians.

Reports on the Canada-based television broadcasting firm Canadian Broadcasting Corp.'s live television broadcast of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales, as of September 25, 2000. Comparison with the delayed broadcast by United States-based National Broadcasting Co. Inc.

Discusses the desire of Toronto, Ontario to host the 2008 Olympic Games. Cost of hosting the games; Benefits for the local economy; Scandals that have affected the Olympics in the past; Information on the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

Focuses on the Canadian women's water polo team. Biographical information on various members of the team; Participation in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; Talent and success of the team.

Focuses on Canadian kayakers Karen Furneaux, Caroline Brunet and David Ford. Biographical information; Participation in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Success as kayakers.

Focuses on Canadian swimmers Joanne Malar and Curtis Myden. Biographical information; Participation in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; Success experienced as swimmers.

Focuses on Canadian boxers Troy Amos Ross and Mike Strange who are competing for in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Ross' career as a fashion designer; Boxing style of Strange.

Focuses on Canadian cyclists Gord Fraser and Alison Sydor. Participation in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; Success of Fraser as a road racer; Sydor's successes in mountain biking.

Focuses on Canadians Carol Montgomery and Mark Boswell, two athletes who are participating in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Success of Montgomery as a triathlete; Boswell's success as a high jumper.

Profiles Canadian sprinter Bruny Surin. Participation in the 2000 Summer Olympics as a member of the Canadian track & field team; Success as a sprinter; His training with Donovan Bailey.

Relates the author's experience in rowing with the Oarsome Foursome, a group of rowers from Sydney, New South Wales. Actions taken by the team to recruit a rower; Award won by James Tomkins and Drew Ginn, two of the members of the Oarsome Foursome at the World Championships in Canada; Performance at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in Georgia; Goals for the Sydney 2000 Olympics; Advice of Tomkins on rowing.

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.

Profiles Len Brownlie, an aerodynamics expert who has investigated the impediment posed to speed and athletic movement by wind, water, clothing and equipment. Aerodynamically advanced clothing developed by Brownlie; Brownlie's design for the full body suit worn by the Australian 400-m runner Cathy Freeman in the 2000 Sydney Olympics; Brownlie's beginnings as a runner, and education at Simon Fraser University where he based his doctoral thesis on aerodynamic sports apparel.

Profiles Canadian Olympic Team member Dominique Bosshart. Sport specialty of Taekwondo in which she won a bronze medal at the Sidney Summer games of 2000.

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 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.

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.

Focuses on Canadian rower Derek Porter. Participation in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; Biographical information, including her career as a chiropractor; Success experienced as a rower.

Profiles Canadian rower Emma Robinson. Biographical information; Participation in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; History and success as a rower.

Profiles Canadian diver Alexandre Despatie. Biographical information; Participation in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; Success as a diver.

Profiles Canadian softball player Hayley Wickenheiser. Biographical information; Her participation in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; Successes in both softball and hockey.

Profiles Canadian gymnast Alexander Jeltkov. Biographical information; Participation in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; Success as a gymnastics.

Profiles Canadian Taekwondo combatant Dominique Bosshart. Biographical information; Description of her success in taekwondo; Participation in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

Profiles freestyle-wrestler Daniel Igali. Participation on Canada's wrestling team in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; Biographical information, including his training in Nigeria.

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.

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.

Comments on the high cost of Olympic Games 2000 advertising rights and its effectiveness in reaching markets. Results of a study on the benefits marketers receive from buying commercial airtime in the games; Loyalty and passion of Canadian viewers for the Olympics; Percentage of the segment of viewers that are not interested in watching the games; Consumers' association of advertising and the games.

Discusses the impact of 2000 Olympic Games coverage legislation issued by the International Olympic Committee on Canadian Webcasters. Scaling down of the online reports of official broadcasters; Restrictiveness of regulations designed to protect the Olympic brand; Description of online reporting in Canada.

Reports on the volume of inventories sold and the number of sponsors contracted by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales.

Reports on the sponsorship agreement signed by Petro-Canada Inc. with the Canadian Olympic Association (COA). Details of the company's partnership with the COA and support for the 2000 Olympic Games; Advertising campaigns designed for the games; Marketing programs of other Olympic sponsors.

Forecasts higher television advertising rates in Canada caused by costlier broadcast rights paid by the National Broadcasting Co. Inc. (NBC) for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, New South Wales and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. NBC's bidding preemption; Amount paid by NBC; Indications of NBC's decision.