2000 Summer Olympics torch relay
The 2000 Summer Olympics torch relay was the transferral of the Olympic Flame to Sydney, Australia, that built up to the 2000 Summer Olympics. The torch travelled to various island nations as part of a tour of Oceania before beginning an extensive journey around Australia. For the first time the Flame was taken underwater, with a special flare-like torch taken on a dive down to the Great Barrier Reef. At the opening ceremony the cauldron was lit by Aboriginal athlete Cathy Freeman.
| Host city | Sydney, Australia |
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| Countries visited | Greece, Guam, Palau, Micronesia, Nauru, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, American Samoa, the Cook Islands, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia |
| Distance | 27,000 km in Australia 36,000 km total |
| Torch bearers | 800 in Greece 1,500 in Oceania and New Zealand 11,000 in Australia |
| Start date | 10 May 2000 |
| End date | 15 September 2000 |
| Torch designer | Robert Jurgens at Blue Sky |
| No. of torches | 14,000 |
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