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The XXVII Summer Olympic Games, branded itself as "The Games of the New Millennium", was held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, marking the second time that the Games were held in Australia and in the Southern Hemisphere, the first being in 1956 at Melbourne.

Around 10,651 athletes from 199 nations, two more than in Atlanta four years earlier, participated at the Sydney Games, with Eritrea, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau made their debuts, and four athletes from Timor Leste, which later declared independence two years prior, took part as individual athletes, while competing under the Olympic flag. At the opening ceremony, the teams from both North and South Korea marched together as a unified team, however, the two Koreas competed separately.

Written by David Stanhope and performed by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, "Games 2000 Fanfare" was composed specifically for the games, and was part of the official music album of the Sydney Olympics opening ceremony. The album peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Charts and was certified 2x platinum in Australia.

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