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IOC vice president donates mini-sculpture to Hangzhou Asian Games Museum

STORY: IOC vice president donates mini-sculpture to Hangzhou Asian Games Museum SHOOTING TIME: May 8, 2024 DATELINE: May 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the handover ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH JR., IOC vice president 3. various of Samaranch visiting the museum STORYLINE: Hangzhou, China International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. donated a miniature sculpture, "The Olympic Door of the Year 2000," to the Hangzhou Asian Games Museum on Wednesday. SOUNDBITE (English): JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH JR., IOC vice president "We have an extraordinary relationship with this province, and with the city of Hangzhou. And we will continue to enhance our relationships. What I see is that we can collaborate, we can help modestly, but we can help this city, this province to be able to attract more international events." The 19th Asian Games was held in China's Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8,

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Kenyan Olympic marathon medalist passes 20th yr of life in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Kenyan runner Eric Wainaina finishing second in the men's marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

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Sydney Olympic silver medalist Nakamura to retire

NIIGATA, Japan - Mai Nakamura, who won the silver medal in the women's 100-meter backstroke at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, speaks about her intention to retire at a news conference in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on April 27.

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Japanese marathon trio run together early in race

SYDNEY, Australia - The Japanese women's marathon trio, billed as the strongest ever sent to the Olympics, run together early in the race at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney on Sept. 24. Left to right, eventual gold medalist Naoko Takahashi, Ari Ichihashi and Eri Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi finished the race in seventh place, Ichihashi 15th.

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Matsushita wins men's singles tourney opener

SYDNEY, Australia - Koji Matsushita of Japan is shown in play against Hong Kong's Cheung Yuk on Sept. 21 in a first-round match in the men's singles table tennis competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Matsushita clinched the match 3-0.

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Hiroyama arrives in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese distance runner Harumi Hiroyama arrives in Sydney on Sept. 21 for the start of the athletics competition at the 2000 Olympic Games. Hiroyama is entered in the women's 10,000 meters and will compete in a preliminary heat on Sept. 27. The track and field competition gets under way Sept. 22.

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Hammer thrower Murofushi arrives in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese national record holder in the hammer throw Koji Murofushi (C) arrives in Sydney on Sept. 19 for the 2000 Olympic Games. Murofushi set the national record of 81.08 meters at an international meet in Yokohama on Sept. 9. His father (R) follows behind at Sydney international airport.

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Makiyama takes aim in win over Kazak archer

SYDNEY, Australia - Masafumi Makiyama takes aim in the first round of the men's individual archery competition at Sydney International Archery Park on Sept. 18 at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Makiyama defeated Kazakstan's Alexandr Li 151-150 to advance to the second round.

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Japan kicks off Olympic softball with win

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Olympic softball teammates celebrate after getting off to an auspicious start on Sept. 17 with a 4-1 win over Cuba on the first day of competition in the sport at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. The Japanese team grabbed a quick lead when outfielder Haruka Saito led off the first with a solo homer followed by an RBI single by Hiroko Tamoto in the next frame and a pair of runs in the fourth.

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Japan's Niyanagi earns 7th in women's weightlifting

SYDNEY, Australia - In the new event of women's weightlifting, Kaori Niyanagi hoists a total of 175 kilograms and earns a seventh place in the women's 48-kg competition on Sept. 17, the second day of competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

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S., N. Korean delegates chat after marching together

SYDNEY, Australia - More than 180 athletes and officials from South and North Korea chat at Sydney Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games after marching together into the stadium for the first time under a ''unification flag'' bearing a blue map of the Korean Peninsula.

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Japanese athletes make mobile phone calls during ceremony

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese athletes wearing multi-colored capes make calls from mobile phones at Sydney Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games after they entered the stadium.

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Freeman holds torch as flame rises to light caldron

SYDNEY, Australia - World champion sprinter Cathy Freeman holds the Olympic torch as the flame rises to light the caldron at Sydney Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games on Sept. 15.

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Olympic cauldron burns in Sydney night sky

SYDNEY, Australia - The Olympic cauldron of the 2000 Summer Games shines in the Sydney night sky Sept. 15. The opening ceremony for the 27th Games was held at Sydney's Olympic Stadium, kicking off the 17-day extravaganza.

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Sydney Olympic flame lit

SYDNEY, Australia - The Olympic cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics on Sept. 15 at Sydney's Olympic Stadium, kicking off the 17-day extravaganza of the 27th Games.

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Sydney Olympic North South Korea-1

SYDNEY, Australia - Athletes and officials from South and North Korea walk into Sydney Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympic Games on Sept. 15, raising their arms together.

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Boxer Victor Ramos leads E. Timor delegates

SYDNEY, Australia - East Timor's boxer Victor Ramos holds the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney on Sept. 15 as the athletes from the U.N.-administered territory, who will compete as individuals, walk into Sydney Olympic Stadium.

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Judo world champion Inoue holds nat'l flag

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's judo world champion Kosei Inoue holds the national flag during the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games as the country's representative contingent of Japan's 439-member delegation marched into Sydney Olympic Stadium on Sept. 15.

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S., N. Korea delegates raise their arms together

SYDNEY, Australia - Athletes and officials from South and North Korea walk into Sydney Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympic Games on Sept. 15, raising their arms together.

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Multi-colored capes-wearing Japanese delegates march into stadiu

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese athletes and officials wearing multi-colored capes march into Sydney Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympic Games on Sept. 15.

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Aborigines dance at Olympic Games opening ceremony

SYDNEY, Australia - Aborigines dance at the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games on Sept. 15.

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Stockmen on horse form Olympic rings

SYDNEY, Australia - Stockmen on horseback carrying Olympic flags form Olympic rings in the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games on Sept. 15. Athletes from 199 nations and East Timor are taking part in the largest-ever, 27th Summer Olympic Games, which will continue until Oct. 2.

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Matsuzaka, 7 pros arrive in Sydney for Olympic baseball

SYDNEY, Australia - Seibu Lions star pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) is all smiles for reporters and photographers as he and seven other professional baseball players on the Japanese national team arrive in Sydney on Sept. 15 for the 2000 Olympic Games. The Olympic baseball tourney, the first to allow pro players to take part, gets under way Sept. 17 with Japan taking on the United States in one of four preliminary round contests.

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Olympic torch arrives in Sydney Town Hall amid fireworks display

SYDNEY, Australia - The Olympic torch arrives in front of Sydney Town Hall amid a display of fireworks on Sept. 14, the eve of the opening of the 2000 Olympic Games. The torch relay, which officially got under way on May 11 for a 100-day, 27,000-kilometer journey, will be relayed on its final leg to Olympic Stadium on opening ceremony Sept. 15.

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Olympic soccer competition kicks off with big ball

CANBERRA, Australia - The Sydney Olympics soccer competition was kicked off with a big ball that was part of the opening ceremony at Bruce Stadium in Canberra on Sept. 13. The 2000 Olympic Games formally get under way Sept. 15 with the opening ceremony in Sydney.

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Ceremony precedes Olympic soccer competition

CANBERRA, Australia - A ceremony in which performers formed the word ''OLE'' takes place Sept. 13 at Bruce Stadium in Canberra to mark the start of Olympic soccer competition. The 2000 Olympic Games will formally kick off Sept. 15 with the opening ceremony in Sydney.

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Tamura finishes 1st judo training session in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Ryoko Tamura, Japan's gold medal hope for women's 48-kilogram judo, answers reporters' questions Sept. 9 after finishing her first training session in a Sydney suburb. Tamura arrived in the city with other Japanese delegates to the 2000 Olympic Games earlier in the day.

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JOC chief Yagi presented with bouquets

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese Olympic Committee President Yushiro Yagi (R) is presented with bouquets by local elementary school children in a welcoming ceremony outside Sydney international airport on Sept. 9 after the Japanese delegates to the 2000 Olympic Games, headed by Yagi, arrived at the airport.

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Tamura, Japanese judoka head to Sydney Olympics

NARITA, Japan - Japanese sports fans give judoka Ryoko Tamura (C) and other Japanese athletes a big send-off at Narita international airport as the delegation departed Sept. 8 for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. The Games of the 27th Olympiad get under way Sept. 15 with gold medal hope Tamura taking to the mats the following day in the women's 48-kg competition.

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N. Korean IOC member Chang arrives in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Chang Ung (L), a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from North Korea, receives flowers upon his arrival Sept. 7 at Sydney international airport. The IOC general assembly is scheduled to be held in Sydney next week with the 2000 Olympic Games getting under way Sept. 15.

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SOCOG president Knight welcomes Samaranch to Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - The president of the Sydney Olympic organizing committee (SOCOG), Michael Knight, welcomes International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch to Sydney on Sept. 4 for the Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad. The 2000 Olympic Games get under way in Sydney on Sept. 15.

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Olympic rings adorn Sydney's Harbor Bridge

SYDNEY, Australia - The Olympic rings adorn Sydney's Harbor Bridge on Aug. 29, with less than three weeks to go before the Sept. 15 opening of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

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Japan captain Sugiura steps forward to pledge

TOKYO, Japan - Amateur baseball pitcher Masanori Sugiura (C) steps forward to pledge Japan's best efforts at the 2000 Olympic Games next month in Sydney as the 439-member Japanese Olympic delegation is formally launched in ceremonies Aug. 27. World champion judoka Kosei Inoue (R) holds the flag with Japanese Olympic Committee President Yushiro Yagi on the left.

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Sydney marks final 100-day countdown

SYDNEY, Australia - People line up at Sydney's Darling Harbor on June 7 to mark the final 100-day countdown to the 2000 Olympic Games on Sept. 15.

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Sydney Olympic staffers meet prior to 100-day countdown

SYDNEY, Australia - Members of the Sydney Olympic organizing committee (SOCOG) meet in Sydney on June 6, on the eve of the start of the final 100-day countdown to the 2000 Olympic Games on Sept. 15.

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Japanese marathon team inspects Olympic course

Members of the Japanese national marathon team pose for photographers at the Sydney Olympic Stadium on July 1 after inspecting the marathon course for the 2000 Olympic Games.

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Sydney Olympic torch unveiled

The Sydney Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) unveils the flame torch for the 2000 Olympic Games on March 8. The shape of the 72-centimeter-long silver-color torch is based on a boomerang. The torch will be relayed by some 10,000 runners nationwide after the flame arrives in Australia on June 8, 2000. The torch will reach the main stadium on Sept. 15 the same year at the opening ceremony.

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Sydney's Olympic Stadium has blind spots

Olympic Stadium in Sydney, the main venue for the 2000 Olympic Games, is shown to the public on Feb. 21. Some 100,000 people turned out for the first walk around the stadium. The stadium, with a seating capacity of 110,000, however, has blind spots for spectators on the third deck. From the seats in question, the roof obstructs the view of some of the action on the opposite side of the track.

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Australian city of Brisbane named host of 2032 Olympics

Brisbane was confirmed as host of the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics on Wednesday after International Olympic Committee members voted for the Australian city during its annual session. It will be the third Australian city to hold the games after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000. With no competing bids, IOC chief Thomas Bach announced the outcome of the vote to only the expectant faces of Brisbane's representatives. The International Olympic Committee has the honor to announce that the games of the 35th Olympiad are awarded to Brisbane, Australia, Bach said. The city's bid was approved by a clear majority with 72 of the 80 voters supporting, with five voting against and three abstaining.

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Sydney Olympic silver medalist Nakamura to retire

NIIGATA, Japan - Mai Nakamura, who won the silver medal in the women's 100-meter backstroke at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, speaks about her intention to retire at a news conference in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on April 27. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Niyanagi earns 7th in women's weightlifting

SYDNEY, Australia - In the new event of women's weightlifting, Kaori Niyanagi hoists a total of 175 kilograms and earns a seventh place in the women's 48-kg competition on Sept. 17, the second day of competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

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Freeman holds torch as flame rises to light caldron

SYDNEY, Australia - World champion sprinter Cathy Freeman holds the Olympic torch as the flame rises to light the caldron at Sydney Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games on Sept. 15.

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S., N. Korea delegates raise their arms together

SYDNEY, Australia - Athletes and officials from South and North Korea walk into Sydney Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympic Games on Sept. 15, raising their arms together.

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Boxer Victor Ramos leads E. Timor delegates

SYDNEY, Australia - East Timor's boxer Victor Ramos holds the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney on Sept. 15 as the athletes from the U.N.-administered territory, who will compete as individuals, walk into Sydney Olympic Stadium.

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Aborigines dance at Olympic Games opening ceremony

SYDNEY, Australia - Aborigines dance at the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games on Sept. 15.

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Olympic torch arrives in Sydney Town Hall amid fireworks display

SYDNEY, Australia - The Olympic torch arrives in front of Sydney Town Hall amid a display of fireworks on Sept. 14, the eve of the opening of the 2000 Olympic Games. The torch relay, which officially got under way on May 11 for a 100-day, 27,000-kilometer journey, will be relayed on its final leg to Olympic Stadium on opening ceremony Sept. 15.

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Ceremony precedes Olympic soccer competition

CANBERRA, Australia - A ceremony in which performers formed the word ''OLE'' takes place Sept. 13 at Bruce Stadium in Canberra to mark the start of Olympic soccer competition. The 2000 Olympic Games will formally kick off Sept. 15 with the opening ceremony in Sydney.

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Tamura, Japanese judoka head to Sydney Olympics

NARITA, Japan - Japanese sports fans give judoka Ryoko Tamura (C) and other Japanese athletes a big send-off at Narita international airport as the delegation departed Sept. 8 for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. The Games of the 27th Olympiad get under way Sept. 15 with gold medal hope Tamura taking to the mats the following day in the women's 48-kg competition.

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N. Korean IOC member Chang arrives in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Chang Ung (L), a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from North Korea, receives flowers upon his arrival Sept. 7 at Sydney international airport. The IOC general assembly is scheduled to be held in Sydney next week with the 2000 Olympic Games getting under way Sept. 15.

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SOCOG president Knight welcomes Samaranch to Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - The president of the Sydney Olympic organizing committee (SOCOG), Michael Knight, welcomes International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch to Sydney on Sept. 4 for the Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad. The 2000 Olympic Games get under way in Sydney on Sept. 15.