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First Olympics with all 199 IOC member nations participating
Marion Jones won five medals (later stripped for doping)
Australia's best Olympic medal tally at the time
Cathy Freeman lighting the cauldron
Debut of triathlon and taekwondo as Olympic sports
Eric 'the Eel' Moussambani's memorable swim
First Olympics of the new millennium
First Olympics with women competing in pole vault and weightlifting
North and South Korea marched together in the opening ceremony
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