The $70,000 Gamble That Won Sydney The 2000 Olympics
An exclusive look back at the audacious, high-stakes gamble by Australian Olympic Committee's John Coates that secured the 2000 Games for Sydney in a dramatic Monte Carlo showdown.
An exclusive look back at the audacious, high-stakes gamble by Australian Olympic Committee's John Coates that secured the 2000 Games for Sydney in a dramatic Monte Carlo showdown.
A quarter-century on, we revisit the iconic moments, breathtaking triumphs, and pure joy that made the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games 'the best Olympics ever' through a spectacular photographic journey.
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