SPORTS INFO !
The first event of the Sydney Olympics was Men's Football. This event actually began on September 13th, several days before the games offically began. The first event on September 15 was the Men's Marathon which was won by Canadian Simon Whitfield. The last of event of each Olympic Games is always the Men's Marathon.
All Olympic Sports:
1. Archery 2. Athletics - Discus 3. Athletics - Highjump 4. Athletics - Hurdles
5. Athletics - Javelin 6. Athletics - Longjump 7. Athletics - Marathon
8. Athletics - Relay 9. Athletics - Running 10. Athletics - Shotput 11. Badminton
12. Baseball 13. Basketball 14. Boxing 15. Canoe/Kayak 16. Cycling
17.Diving 18. Equestrian 19. Fencing 20. Football 21. Gymnastics
22. Handball 23. Hockey 24. Jodo 25. Modern Pentathlon 26. Rowing 27. Sailing
28. Shooting 29. Softball 30. Swimming 31. Synchronized Swimming
32. Table Tenis 33. Taekwondo 34. Tennis 35. Triathlon 36. Volleyball
37. Water Polo 38. Weightlifting 39. Wrestling 40. Field Hockey 41. Soccer
42. Cycling - Track 43. Cycling - Mountain Biking
New Sports
1. Taekwondo 2. Synchronized Diving 3. Trampoline 4. Men's Football 5. Triathlon