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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, gives an archery masterclass to servicemen who are being treated for his wounds, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - A target pierced by arrows is pictured during an archery masterclass given by Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, to servicemen who are being treated for his wounds, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - Servicemen who are being treated for their wounds attend an archery masterclass given by Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, gives an archery masterclass to servicemen who are being treated for his wounds, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - A serviceman who is being treated for his wounds attends an archery masterclass given by Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, gives an archery masterclass to servicemen who are being treated for his wounds, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - Servicemen who are being treated for their wounds attend an archery masterclass given by Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - A serviceman who is being treated for his wounds attends an archery masterclass given by Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - A serviceman who is being treated for his wounds holds a bow and arrow during an archery masterclass given by Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, gives an archery masterclass to servicemen who are being treated for his wounds, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - Servicemen who are being treated for their wounds attend an archery masterclass given by Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, gives an archery masterclass to servicemen who are being treated for his wounds, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - A serviceman who is being treated for his wounds attends an archery masterclass given by Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, gives an archery masterclass to servicemen who are being treated for his wounds, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - A serviceman who is being treated for his wounds holds a bow during an archery masterclass given by Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - A serviceman who is being treated for his wounds attends an archery masterclass given by Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Archery masterclass for military personnel in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MAY 16, 2024 - Servicemen who are being treated for their wounds attend an archery masterclass given by Kateryna Dubrovina, a Ukrainian archer who won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Monorail serving Tokyo's Haneda airport marks 50th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Monorail cars introduced in 2000 run as part of a "parade" of six types of rail cars previously and currently in service on Sept. 17, 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the monorail linking Tokyo's Haneda airport with the downtown area. Tokyo Monorail connecting the airport and Hamamatsucho Station launched its service on Sept. 17, 1964, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics later that year.

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Monorail serving Tokyo's Haneda airport marks 50th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - The 2000-series Tokyo Monorail cars introduced in 1997 run as part of a "parade" of six types of rail cars previously and currently in service on Sept. 17, 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the monorail linking Tokyo's Haneda airport with the downtown area. Tokyo Monorail connecting the airport and Hamamatsucho Station launched its service on Sept. 17, 1964, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics later that year.

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Gold medalist Takahashi dating ex-trainer

GIFU, Japan - Naoko Takahashi, the 2000 Sydney Olympics gold medalist in women's marathon, meets reporters at the Gifu prefectural government office on March 16, 2012, on media reports the same day about her being in a relationship with her former trainer Ko Nishimura. Takahashi, 39, confirmed the reports.

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Gold medalist Takahashi dating ex-trainer

GIFU, Japan - Naoko Takahashi, the 2000 Sydney Olympics gold medalist in women's marathon, meets reporters at the Gifu prefectural government office on March 16, 2012, on media reports the same day about her being in a relationship with her former trainer Ko Nishimura. Takahashi, 39, confirmed the reports.

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Thorpe eyes comeback in November

TOKYO, Japan - Retired Olympic champion Ian Thorpe of Australia talks to his coach during a practice in Monaco on June 12, 2011, as he aims to return to competitive swimming in November 2011. Thorpe won a total of five gold medals at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics before retiring in 2006.

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Okamoto wins spot in Olympics for Japan

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Taekwondo athlete Yoriko Okamoto (R), the women's 67-kilogram bronze medalist at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, earned Japan a spot in next year's Beijing Olympics by finishing third at the Asian qualifying competition in Ho Chi Minh City on Nov. 29.

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Thorpe announces retirement from competitive swimming

SYDNEY, Australia - Australia's swimming superstar Ian Thorpe (file photo) said Nov. 21 he is retiring from competitive swimming. He earned a total of five gold medals at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympics.

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Olympic torch relay begins in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Cathy Freeman, the Olympic women's 400-meter champion who lit the caldron at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, runs with the Olympic torch from the Sydney Opera House. She is the first runner in the global torch relay across five continents.

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Takahashi named board member for 2007 athletic worlds

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows Naoko Takahashi, winner of the gold medal in women's marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, who has been named a member of the board of directors for the 2007 World Athletic Championships to be held in Osaka. Event organizers said Oct. 21 that Takahashi was added to the list of board members for the 10-day meet beginning Aug. 24, 2007 at Nagai stadium in Osaka with over 200 countries participating.

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Olympic silver medalist Shinohara to call it a day

TENRI, Japan - Shinichi Shinohara, who won the silver medal in the men's judo over-100 kilogram weight class at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, tells reporters at Tenri University in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, on April 15 that he will retire after the All-Japan championship on April 29.

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Marathon coach Koide to leave Sekisui Chemical team

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Koide, who coached Naoko Takahashi to the women's marathon gold medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, tells a news conference Dec. 25 he will leave the Sekisui Chemical athletics club at the end of December. Koide said he has yet to discuss the future of his relationship with Takahashi.

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(2)Abera wins Fukuoka marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Olympic and world champion Gezahegne Abera (R) of Ethiopia and Japan's Tsuyoshi Ogata run neck and neck at the 41-kilometer point in the Fukuoka International Marathon on Dec. 1. Abera, the gold medalist at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the world championships in Edmonton, Canada, in August 2001, won the race in a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 13 seconds. Ogata finished second with a personal-best 2:09:15. (Pool photo)

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(1)Asian Games open in Pusan

PUSAN, South Korea - South Korean handball player Hwangbo Sung Il (L) and North Korean soccer goalkeeper Ri Chong Hui carry the Korean unification flag at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games at Pusan Asiad Stadium on Sept. 29. It was the first time for delegations from North and South Korea to march together in a sporting event since the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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Hagiwara sets national record at short-course championships

TOKYO, Japan - Versatile swimmer Tomoko Hagiwara waves at spectators in Tokyo after setting a national record in the women's 200-meter backstroke on April 1, the opening day of the national short-course championships. Hagiwara, a Japanese representative at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, coasted to victory with a time of 2 minutes, 5.10 seconds, breaking Mai Nakamura's previous record by 1.32 seconds.

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U.N. refugee agency chief Ogata wins Seoul Peace Award

SEOUL, South Korea - U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata receives the Seoul Peace Prize for 2000 on Oct. 13 at a Seoul hotel. The award, created to commemorate the 1988 Seoul Olympics, was given in recognition for her services in refugee relief in hot spots around the world as chief of the U.S. agency.

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Mori plans awards for Shirakawa, Takahashi

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori plans to present Hideki Shirakawa (L), winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with the Order of Culture, and Naoko Takahashi (R), the marathon gold medalist in the Sydney Olympics, with the People's Honor Award.

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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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Fukushima waves to supporters after taking 5th in pistol event

SYDNEY, Australia - Michiko Fukushima waves to supporters on Sept. 22 after finishing fifth in the women's sport pistol event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Fukushima, formerly known as Tomoko Hasegawa, won the silver medal in this event at the 1988 Seoul Games.

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Japan downs Czech Republic in women's beach volleyball

SYDNEY, Australia - Yukiko Takahashi (L) and Mika Saiki of Japan celebrate after defeating the Czech team of Sona Dosoudilova and Eva Celbova 15-2 in the women's beach volleyball competition at Bondi Beach at the 2000 Sydney Olympics on Sept. 21.

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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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Japan's Olympic delegates parade, Inoue carries flag

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Olympic delegates parade during the opening ceremony for the 2000 Summer Olympics on Sept. 15 with judo world champion Kosei Inoue carrying the Japanese flag. The representative contingent of Japan's 439-member delegation marched into the stadium to the tune of ''Sakura (Cherry Blossoms).''

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Sydney marks final day before start of 2000 Olympics

SYDNEY, Australia - A young girl takes part in festivities in downtown Sydney on Sept. 14 marking the last day before the official start of the 2000 Olympics. The Millennium Games get under way with an opening ceremony on Sept. 15 and run through Oct. 1.

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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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Women to kick off Games in Canberra

CANBERRA, Australia - Volunteers wave outside Canberra's Bruce Stadium on Sept. 13. Women soccer players will kick off the 2000 Olympics at the stadium later in the day, two days before the Games' official opening ceremony in Sydney on Sept. 15.

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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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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 gold medalist judoka Takimoto to debut in PRIDE

TOKYO, Japan - Sydney Olympics gold medalist Makoto Takimoto (in file photo) said on Dec. 7 he will join the ranks of combatants in the Japanese mixed martial arts of PRIDE. Takimoto, who won gold in the 81-kilogram weight category in Sydney in 2000, is the second Japanese Olympic gold medalist judoka to enter the no-holds bared sport after 1992 Barcelona Olympic champion Hidehiko Yoshida, who won gold at 78 kg. (Kyodo)

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Thorpe announces retirement from competitive swimming

SYDNEY, Australia - Australia's swimming superstar Ian Thorpe (file photo) said Nov. 21 he is retiring from competitive swimming. He earned a total of five gold medals at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Okamoto wins spot in Olympics for Japan

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Taekwondo athlete Yoriko Okamoto (R), the women's 67-kilogram bronze medalist at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, earned Japan a spot in next year's Beijing Olympics by finishing third at the Asian qualifying competition in Ho Chi Minh City on Nov. 29. (Kyodo)

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Hagiwara sets national record at short-course championships

TOKYO, Japan - Versatile swimmer Tomoko Hagiwara waves at spectators in Tokyo after setting a national record in the women's 200-meter backstroke on April 1, the opening day of the national short-course championships. Hagiwara, a Japanese representative at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, coasted to victory with a time of 2 minutes, 5.10 seconds, breaking Mai Nakamura's previous record by 1.32 seconds.

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Olympic silver medalist Shinohara to call it a day

TENRI, Japan - Shinichi Shinohara, who won the silver medal in the men's judo over-100 kilogram weight class at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, tells reporters at Tenri University in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, on April 15 that he will retire after the All-Japan championship on April 29. (Kyodo)

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Marathon coach Koide to leave Sekisui Chemical team

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Koide, who coached Naoko Takahashi to the women's marathon gold medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, tells a news conference Dec. 25 he will leave the Sekisui Chemical athletics club at the end of December. Koide said he has yet to discuss the future of his relationship with Takahashi. (Kyodo)

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U.N. refugee agency chief Ogata wins Seoul Peace Award

SEOUL, South Korea - U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata receives the Seoul Peace Prize for 2000 on Oct. 13 at a Seoul hotel. The award, created to commemorate the 1988 Seoul Olympics, was given in recognition for her services in refugee relief in hot spots around the world as chief of the U.S. agency.