Bids for the 2000 Summer Olympics

Bids for the
2000 (2000) Summer Olympics and Paralympics
Overview
Games of the XXVII Olympiad
XI Paralympic Games
Winner: Sydney
Runner-up: Beijing
Shortlist: Berlin · Istanbul · Manchester
Details
CommitteeIOC
Election venueMonte Carlo
101st IOC Session
Map of the bidding cities
Map
Important dates
Decision23 September 1993
Decision
WinnerSydney (45 votes)
Runner-upBeijing (43 votes)

Five cities made presentations to the IOC Session in Monte Carlo to host the 2000 Summer Olympics. The Games were awarded to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on 23 September 1993 at 18:17 UTC (8:17 pm in Monaco (UTC+02:00), 4:17 am in Sydney, 24 September 1993 (UTC+10:00)). The other cities were Beijing (China), Manchester (Great Britain), Berlin (Germany) and Istanbul (Turkey). 11 days earlier in a different process, Sydney had been chosen by the International Paralympic Committee to host the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Berlin, Germany.