Analyse the success of the Sydney Olympic Games.

The Sydney Olympic Games were a success with a lot of world records being broken during the games. The public was widely impressed by the Olympic Games venue as there were a lot of facilities at the Sydney's Olympic Park including the Millennium Park, The Sydney Showground, the Sydney International Aquatic Centre and the main Olympic Station. During the games they were many sports including Gymnastics, Rowing, Archery ,Athletics , Cycling, Diving, Swimming, Table tennis, Tennis and Weightlifting.

The Sydney Olympic Games gained approximately $1.756 billion US which was generated by the Sydney Olympic Games Organising Committee.  According to the Auditor General the Sydney Games cost $6.6 billion AU with a net cost to the public between $1.7 billion AU and $2.4 billion AU. This profit was a huge success to Australia’s economy. Numerous economic benefits were also gained from the games and Australia was internationally recognised for its success and the numerous achievements obtained by the athletes, many of whom were Australian.

In the Sydney Olympic Games the United States came first with 97 medals in total. Australia came 4^th tie with China for total medals but China had more gold medals. There were 199 nations competing in the games with 10,651 athletes (6,582 men and 4069 women). Ian Thorpe secured the most medals for an Australian with nine: five gold, three silver and one bronze. His five-medal haul in Sydney was the highest in any Games by an Australian. Thorpe set 18 world records. Other record-breakers and medal winners included Petria Thomas, Susie O’Neill, Kieren Perkins, Grant Hackett, Jodie Henry, Leisel Jones and Michael Klim.

The IOC president declared at the closing of the Games “i am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever.” This happened because of the volunteer support and the successful running of the administrative bodies. The overall success was based on seven years of planning and volunteer work that was put in.

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