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Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games

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Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games

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Cathy Freeman lights the Sydney Olympic cauldron

📅 15 September 2000

Aboriginal athlete Cathy Freeman lit the Olympic cauldron at the Sydney Games' opening ceremony. Her central role placed Indigenous achievement and presence before a global audience. The ceremony...