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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...started with the thunder of hooves. Spurred by the cavalry - 120 Akubraed riders, including Paul Hogan - the Opening Ceremonies were a rip-snorter. The set piece was wonderful, the best since that bizarre Albertville stuff in 1992. The lawn mowers and dancing boxes were a lot of fun. During the parade of nations, the crowd leapt up on three occasions: when the Koreas marched in together, when Victor Ramos of East Timor entered carrying the flag for unaffiliated Olympians (that Australia didn't intervene sooner in the Timorese tragedy represents, for many Australians, a great human rights failing) and when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wrap-up: Letter from Sydney | 10/2/2000 | See Source »

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