Special: Sydney 2000 Olympics Closing Ceremnoy (Video)

(Sydney, Australia) The Closing Ceremony for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games would be a two-and-three-quarter hour spectacular featuring 45 world famous celebrities from sport, music, film and entertainment industries. The Closing Ceremony as the biggest in Olympic history, will also feature 7,000 performers, including 1,000 ballroom dancers and 4,000 NSW school performers as part of an unforgettable farewell to the athletes of the world and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

The Closing Ceremony would include:
- 45 superstars of film, music and entertainment industries
- 7,000 live performers and 10,000 athletes in the arena
- 1,000 ballroom dancers and 4,000 school performers
- The handing of the flag to the Mayor of Athens
- The Sydney 2000 Olympic flame extinguished forever
- A party with an Australian theme that the world will remember.' - Sydney Organsing Commitee of the Olympic Games 2000

Ceremony Segment Selection:
1. 'Countdown' 00:00
2. 'My Island Home' 01:42
3. 'Entry of the Flagbearers and the Athletes' 06:48
4. 'Affirmation' 18:18
5. 'National Anthems of Greece and Australia' 24:04
6. 'Official Speeches' (includes the Olympic Order and Cup Awarding, the New Member Athletes of the International Olympic Commitee, the 'Welcome Home, Olympics: Athens 2004' Handover) 28:37
7. 'Olympic Flag and Hymn' 01:01:50
8. 'We'll Be One' 01:06:39
9. 'Let's Party!' 01:11:00
10. 'Heroes' 01:27:29
11. 'Parade of Icons' 01:52:27
12. 'Down Under' 02:10:34
13. 'Waltzing Matilda' 02:16:29
14. 'Closing Night Harbour Spectacular' 02:20:43

'Closing Night Harbour Spectacular' Soundtrack:
1. Olympic Fireworks - David Stanhope 02:20:43
2. Tannhauser Overture - Richard Wagner 02:23:40
3. Arrivals: Movements I to V - Pee Wee Ferris 02:27:47
4. ? 02:42:41
5. Symphony Of A Thousand - Gustav Mahler 02:42:42

Note: Any help in naming any of the missing music would be great.

Commentary by Bruce McAvaney and Garry Wilkinson.
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Live TV Footage: Seven Network Australia in association with the International Olympic Commitee.

© Seven Network Australia, 2000.
© International Olympic Commitee. (IOC), 2000