- Bids for the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Bids for the
2000 Summer OlympicsOverview · Sydney
Beijing · Berlin · Istanbul · Manchester
2000 Summer OlympicsDetails Committee IOC Election venue Monte Carlo
101st IOC SessionImportant dates Decision September 23, 1993 Decision Winner Sydney Runner-up Beijing Five cities made presentations to the IOC Session in Monte Carlo to host the 2000 Summer Olympics. These were awarded to Sydney, Australia on September 23, 1993. The other cities were Beijing (China), Manchester (Great Britain), Berlin (Germany) and Istanbul (Turkey).
Brasilia, capital of Brazil, and Milan, Italy, withdrew during the bidding process - Milan shortly after submitting its bid book,[1] Brasilia following the visit by the IOC Inspection Group, which stated the city had substandard facilities. Tashkent, Uzbekistan also put in a bid for the Games, in order to gain some recognition of that country's existence and new independence,[2] but withdrew very early into the race.
Berlin was an early front-runner, hoping to cap the decade of German reconstruction & reunification by hosting the first Games of the new millennium. But the support of its bid was marred when anti-Olympic protesters marched through the city[3] just four days before the final vote in Monaco, which came down to a head-to-head between Sydney and Beijing with Manchester, Berlin & Istanbul ranked outsiders.
When IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch thanked the five competing cities before announcing the winning bid, many Chinese in Beijing mistook his utterance of the city's name, before any of the others, as an announcement that it had been awarded the Games, and widespread celebrations began. These were cut short just minutes later when images from Sydney came through, illustrating the fact that the Australian city had won.[4]
The International Paralympic Committee then awarded the 2000 Summer Paralympics to Sydney.[5]
Reactions by Beijing
According to the New York Times, university students in Beijing made plans to march on the American embassy in Beijing as news of Beijing's failed bid spread. Police presence was stepped up across Beijing university campuses to prevent this from happening.[4] There were also suggestions by Chinese officials that Beijing would boycott the 1996 Summer Olympics because of the failed bid.[6] The US intelligence community also reported before the vote that should Beijing lose the bid, the Chinese government would resume underground nuclear testing, in violation of a worldwide moratorium on nuclear testing.[7] Beijing, however, did no such things, and won the right to host the 2008 Summer Olympics nearly 8 years after the Sydney Games.
Final selection
2000 Summer Olympics bidding results City NOC Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Sydney 
Australia30 30 37 45 Beijing 
China32 37 40 43 Manchester 
Great Britain11 13 11 - Berlin 
Germany9 9 - - Istanbul 
Turkey7 - - - References
- ^ Associated Press (March 11, 1993). "Milan Withdraws Olympic Bid". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1993-03-11/sports/sp-1197_1_olympic-milan-withdraws.
- ^ Associated Press (May 24, 1992). "Tashkent's Long-Shot Olympic Bid: Oodles of Hospitality, Few Facilities". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1992-05-24/sports/sp-149_1_olympic-committee.
- ^ Kinzer, Stephen (19 September 1993). "Peacefully, 10,000 Protest Berlin Olympic Bid". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/19/world/peacefully-10000-protest-berlin-olympic-bid.html. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ^ a b Tyler, Patrick (24 September 1993). "OLYMPICS; There's No Joy in Beijing as Sydney Gets Olympics". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/24/sports/olympics-there-s-no-joy-in-beijing-as-sydney-gets-olympics.html. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ John Bloomfield (2003). Australia's sporting success: the inside story. UNSW Press. p. 101. ISBN 0868405825.
- ^ Thomas, Robert McG (18 September 1993). "OLYMPICS; Chinese Boycott Threat Is Denied". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/18/sports/olympics-chinese-boycott-threat-is-denied.html. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ Harvey, Randy (20 September 1993). "China's Olympic Bid Is an Explosive Situation". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1993-09-20/sports/sp-37315_1_ioc-members. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
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