Gymnastics, Olympic Games Issue Sydney, Republic of Cyprus
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Title
Gymnastics, Olympic Games Issue Sydney, Republic of Cyprus
Description
Since the Sydney Olympic games are very recent and everybody remembers them well, here are some data you may not know:
- Day 8 of the Sydney Olympic Games (Saturday 23rd September) smashed the daily attendance record for Sydney Olympic Park. A total of 400,345 people attended the events on that day.
- Sydney 2000 set a new Olympic record for ticket sales, with more than 87% of available tickets sold. More than 4.5 million people traveled to Sydney Olympic Park over 19 days of the Olympic Games
- The Olympic Games also set a new record for passengers on Sydney Ferries in a single day. A total of 80,300 people traveled on ferries on Sunday 24th, eclipsing the previous record of 80,000 on Australia's Federation Day on 1st January, 1901. - 199 countries (200 including independent athletes from East Timor) participated in the Sydney Olympic Games, with athlete numbers totaling 10,651 (4,069 women, 6,582 men).
- During the Olympics, Sydney Olympic Park experienced record spectator sales of the following items:
Beer (10,000 glasses a day)
Coke (70,000 bottles a day)
Water (3,000 bottles a day)
Ice-cream (4,000 a day)
Pizza (2,000 a day)
Seafood baskets (2,000 a day)
Hot dogs (3,000 a day)
Hot chips (3,000 a day)
- Overall 5 million hours were given by volunteers to Sydney's Olympic Games. Some volunteers were between 70 and 80 years of age. 53% were female and 47% were male volunteers.
-220 countries televised the Sydney Games, compared
with 214 countries for the Atlanta Games and 193 countries for the Barcelona Games.
- Day 8 of the Sydney Olympic Games (Saturday 23rd September) smashed the daily attendance record for Sydney Olympic Park. A total of 400,345 people attended the events on that day.
- Sydney 2000 set a new Olympic record for ticket sales, with more than 87% of available tickets sold. More than 4.5 million people traveled to Sydney Olympic Park over 19 days of the Olympic Games
- The Olympic Games also set a new record for passengers on Sydney Ferries in a single day. A total of 80,300 people traveled on ferries on Sunday 24th, eclipsing the previous record of 80,000 on Australia's Federation Day on 1st January, 1901. - 199 countries (200 including independent athletes from East Timor) participated in the Sydney Olympic Games, with athlete numbers totaling 10,651 (4,069 women, 6,582 men).
- During the Olympics, Sydney Olympic Park experienced record spectator sales of the following items:
Beer (10,000 glasses a day)
Coke (70,000 bottles a day)
Water (3,000 bottles a day)
Ice-cream (4,000 a day)
Pizza (2,000 a day)
Seafood baskets (2,000 a day)
Hot dogs (3,000 a day)
Hot chips (3,000 a day)
- Overall 5 million hours were given by volunteers to Sydney's Olympic Games. Some volunteers were between 70 and 80 years of age. 53% were female and 47% were male volunteers.
-220 countries televised the Sydney Games, compared
with 214 countries for the Atlanta Games and 193 countries for the Barcelona Games.
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: M. Christou
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
TIFF
Language
EL, EN
Type
Identifier
2000-OLYMPICS-15
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Provenance
Oriental Press, Bahrain
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Gymnastics, Olympic Games Issue Sydney, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed December 12, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/13735.