AUSTRALIA: SYDNEY PRESENTED WITH OLYMPIC CUP IN RECOGNITION OF "BEST EVER" GAMES.

Record ID: 979332

  • Title: AUSTRALIA: SYDNEY PRESENTED WITH OLYMPIC CUP IN RECOGNITION OF "BEST EVER" GAMES.
  • Date: 19th October 2000
  • Summary: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (FILE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2000) (NINE NETWORK - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA / NBC / INTERNET) 1. AERIAL VIEW OF OLYMPIC RINGS ON SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE, FIREWORKS ON EVE OF OLYMPIC GAMES SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (FILE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2000) (REUTERS -ACCESS ALL) 2. TORCHBEARER WITH OLYMPIC FLAME OUTSIDE SYDNEY TOWN HALL 3. TORCHBEARER LIGHTS CAULDRON OUTSIDE TOWN HALL 4. FIREWORKS OVER SYDNEY SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 19, 2000) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 5. CHANDELIER INSIDE SYDNEY TOWN HALL, TILTS DOWN TO INVITED GUESTS 6. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) PRESIDENT JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH SPEAKING TO GUEST / CLOSEUP OF SAMARANCH 7. SAMARANCH ENTERS PODIUM TO ADDRESS CEREMONY 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SAMARANCH SAYING: "I came back to present to Sydney to present to the Lord Mayor, presenting to the people of Sydney the Olympic Cup. The Olympic Cup is the most important, prestigious that we can present, that the IOC can present. The Olympic Cup was created by our founder Pierre de Courbertin in 1906, and we are presenting this cup once a year, and I think that the decision that the IOC took to present this cup to the people of Sydney was a very right one." 9. GUESTS APPLAUD 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SAMARANCH SAYING: "The Olympic movement I think, after these Games has more prestige than ever before, and yes I said, I would like to repeat now that the Sydney Games were the best Games ever in Olympic history." 11. VARIOUS OF SAMARANCH PRESENTING CUP SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (FILE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2000) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 12. FIREWORKS OVER SYDNEY ON EVE OF OLYMPIC GAMES Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
  • Country: Australia
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