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Wednesday, 30 May, 2001, 10:09 GMT 11:09 UK
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Britain's stars fly out of Sydney
As Team GB starts to leave Sydney, some of Britain's gold medallists reflect on a fantastic fortnight of sporting achievement.
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Three time gold medallist Matthew Pinsent: "It's been such a positive experience for all of us."
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Coxless fours gold medallist Tim Foster: "It's been fantastic."
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Britain's super-heavyweight gold medallist Audley Harrison: "I'm just really enjoying this moment."
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Modern pentathlon gold medallist Stephanie Cook: "It still hasn't sunk in."
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Olympic round-up - Day 16
BBC Five Live's Simon Mann rounds up the final day in Sydney, which saw double golds for Britain in the boxing and women's pentathlon.
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Harrison gains gold
Audley Harrison has won gold for Britain, the first British boxing gold since 1968. BBC Sport's Simon Brotherton reports:
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Audley Harrison: "It's a wonderful feeling"
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Promoter, Frank Warren :"I'm so pleased for him"
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Redgrave refuses to rule out Athens
British rower Steve Redgrave hints to BBC Sport's Garry Richardson that he may try for gold number six in Athens.
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Olympic round-up - Day 15
BBC Five Live's Nick Mullins rounds up Saturday's action from the Olympics, where the USA romped home to take gold in both the men's and women's 4x400m relay.
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Reedie set to continue GB success
Chairman of the British Olympic Association Craig Reedie reflects on GB success in Sydney and explains the wider importance of medal performances.
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Percy gives Britain third sailing gold
Iain Percy gives Britain a hat-trick of sailing golds by clinching the Finn class with one race to spare. BBC Five Live's Sonja McLaughlin reports.
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Gold medal winner Iain Percy: "It's an amazing feeling."
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Golden wind in Robertson's sail
Shirley Robertson claims Britain's first sailing gold of the Games in the Europe series. BBC Five Live's Sonja McLaughlan reports.
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Shirley Robertson: "I'm so chuffed."
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Olympic round-up - Day 14
BBC Five Live's John Rawling rounds-up Friday's action from the Olympics, where Marion Jones' quest for five gold meals came to an end.
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Britain's gold medal winning sailors Ben Ainslie and Shirley Robertson reflect on their victories.
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Sydney - day 13 round-up
BBC Five Live's John Rawling rounds up the action from day 13 of the Games, which saw success for Britain's Darren Campbell, who took the silver medal in the 200m.
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BBC Five Live's Sonja McLaughlan rounds-up the day's sailing.
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BBC Five Live's Mary Rhodes previews day 14 of the Games.
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Darren Campbell: "It hasn't really sunk in yet."
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Bronze sails away for Brits
British sailing duo, Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield are nudged into fourth place in the 470 class after a late rally from Argentina. BBC Five Live's Sonja McLaughlan reports.
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Kafelnikov serves up gold
Yevgeny Kafelnikov clinches Russia's first Olympic tennis gold, defeating German Tommy Haas in a five-set thriller. BBC Five Live's Iain Carter reports.
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GB hockey back on track
Calum Giles scores the winner for the second successive match as Great Britain convincingly defeat India 2-1 to guarantee a top six finish. BBC Five Live's Ron Jones reports.
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GB Head Coach Barry Dancer: "A very satisfying win."
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Wednesday's Olympic round-up
BBC Five Live's Mark Pougatch rounds-up the action from day 12 of the Olympics, where Britain's Dean Macey smashed his 400m personal best in the decathlon.
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Harrison assured of medal
BBC Five Live's Simon Brotherton reports as Britain's Audley Harrison makes sure of at least medal by defeating Oleksei Mazikin of the Ukraine 19-9 in the Super Heavyweight quarter-final.
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Ullrich's golden triumph
Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich powers away in the closing stages to claim gold in the Olympic men's road race. BBC Five Live's Simon Brotherton reports.
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British women enjoy success in Sydney
Britain's female athletes have enjoyed huge success at the Olympics in Sydney. How do they feel after running the race of their lives? Bronze medallist Katharine Merry explains.
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British 800m bronze medallist Kelly Holmes.
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British 400m runner Donna Fraser.
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Ally happy to be last
Britain's Tony Ally is 'buzzing' after finishing last in the three-metre springboard final.
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US drugs crisis deepens
A tearful CJ Hunter pleads his innocence, after the husband of Olympic 100m champion Marion Jones is accused of failing four drug tests. BBC Sports news correspondent Gordon Farquhar reports.
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Still jumping for joy
Jonathan Edwards reflects on being part of a historic Olympic night - and discusses a possible return in Athens.
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When Audley met Evander
British super-heavyweight Audley Harrison has Olympic gold medal aspirations. BBC Sport's Gary Richardson met up with him and former world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, who had some words of wisdom.
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Holmes happy with bronze
Britain's Kelly Holmes looks back on her surprise third place behind Maria Mutola in the women's 800m.
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More medal success for Britain
BBC Five Live's Nick Mullins rounds-up Monday's action from Sydney, where the highlight of a successful day for Britain was Jonathan Edwards gold medal in the triple jump.
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Britain's gold medallist Jonathan Edwards: "It was a difficult competition."
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Britain's bronze medallist Kelly Holmes: "I didn't have any expectations when I came to the championship."
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Lift-off for Edwards
Jonathan Edwards makes up for the bitter disappointment he suffered in Atlanta by claiming gold in the triple jump, and Kelly Holmes tastes Olympic success too, winning bronze in the women's 800m.
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Silver medal for British 49er crew
Britain's 49er pairing of Ian Barker and Simon Hiscocks take a silver medal after finishing third in the final race of the Olympic regatta. BBC Five Live's Sonja McLoughlin reports.
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Ian Barker and Simon Hiscocks: "It was going to be tough for the Americans to overtake us."
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Lewis' gold standard
Denise Lewis becomes the first British woman to win an athletics gold medal at the Olympics, in eight years finishing top of the pile in the heptathlon.
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Denise Lewis talks to BBC Sport's John Inverdale, about her gold medal success in Sydney.
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Eight in a row
Great Britain's Olympic men's eight rowing team join Steve Rider and Sue Barker in the BBC Sydney 2000 studio after their heroic gold-medal winning race.
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Second gold for GB rowers
The BBC's Ashish Sharma reviews the final day at the Olympic Regatta, which included a second gold and a first women's silver for the British team.
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BBC Five Live's Alan Green assesses the mixed fortunes of the British rowers in Sydney.
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Historic sculling silver
Guin Batten, Gillian Lindsay, Katherine Grainger and Miriam Batten talk to Steve Rider and Sue Barker having become the first British women to win a medal at an Olympic regatta after snatching silver in the quadruple sculls final.
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Redgrave & co strike gold
Following their triumphant victory, Great Britain's coxless fours rowing team join Steve Rider and Sue Barker in the BBC Sydney 2000 studio to discuss the race, winning the gold medal and Steve Redgrave's future rowing career.
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Backley battles but settles for silver
Britain's Steve Backley wins a silver medal in the javelin final, losing out to three-time Olympic champion, Jan Zelezny. BBC Five Live's John Rawling rounds up the second day's track and field action.
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Tributes to Steve Redgrave
Steve Redgrave celebrated his fifth gold medal as many Olympics games, a feat no other Olympian has achieved in an endurance event. BBC Five Live's Alan Green: "The greatest rower of all time."
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The Leander Rowing Club, Henley: Redgrave's friends and supporters pay tribute to him.
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Team-mate for the first gold, Martin Cross: "Steve has the strength of Geoff Capes."
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IOC director general, Francois Carrard: "Just great, fantastic."
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One race, two golds
America notched two gold medals in one event, the 50m freestyle final as Anthony Ervin and Gary Hall Jr clocked a dead heat. BBC Five Live's Bob Ballard reports on the penultimate day at the pool.
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Badminton pair bag bronze
Bronze medallists Jo Goode and Simon Archer talk to the BBC's Hazel Irvine about winning Britain's first ever badminton Olympic medal.
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Perec flees Games after threats
BBC Five Live's John Rawling reports as triple Olympic champion Marie-Jose Perec leaves Australia after being threatened in her hotel.
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BBC World Service's Alex Capstick: "Genius is often accompanied by eccentricity."
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Channel Nine's Mark Usher speaks about Perec's arrival in Singapore: "Our cameraman has filed a report with the police."
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Olympic champion Linford Christie: "Perec - double Olympic champion. What has she got to be afraid of ?"
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BBC Sport's Michael Peschardt: "Marie Jose-Perec has seemed a troubled figure since her arrival in Sydney."
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Ratcliffe clinches kayak silver
Britain's Paul Ratcliffe reacts after winning a silver medal in a thrilling men's kayak slalom singles race.
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BBC Sport Online's Paul Cohen reports on Paul Ratcliffe's medal winning performance.
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That's my golden boy
Richard Faulds wins the men's double trap shooting to give Britain their second gold medal of the Sydney Olympics. His father Bruce Faulds stayed up all night - and could not believe what he saw.
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BBC Five Live's Eleanor Oldroyd reports from Sydney: "Faulds held his nerve."
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Richard Faulds talks to BBC Sport: "You can't describe the emotions that are going through you in that situation."
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Henman and Rusedski crash out
BBC Five Live's Iain Carter reports as Britain's Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski are knocked out of the men's singles Olympic tennis tournament in straight sets by Karol Kucera.
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Britain's eventers ride to silver
The British team produce a tenacious performance to claim their first three-day event medal for 12 years, behind winners Australia.
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World record goes in weightlifting
BBC Sport's Paul Cohen delves into the world of women's weightlifting as a new world record is set in Sydney.
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Yvonne McGregor
Bronze medalist Yvonne McGregor talks to BBC Sport about her success and the success of the British cycling team.
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Thorpe beaten by Dutchman
Pieter van den Hoogenband of Holland wins the Olympic men's 200m freestyle swimming gold medal beating Australian Ian Thorpe. BBC Five Live's Bob Ballard rounds up the action from the Olympic pool.
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Worth the wait for McGregor
Yvonne McGregor takes a well-earned bronze medal in the women's individual cycling pursuit. Former Olympic gold medalist and time trial cyclist, Chris Boardman reveals he is delighted for his team-mate.
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Olympic record for GB pursuit team
GB men's team break the Olympic record in qualifying for the 4000m team pursuit quarter-finals. BBC Five Live's Simon Brotherton rounds up the action from the velodrome.
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Queally wins gold for Britain
Cyclist Jason Queally wins Britain's first gold medal after setting a new Olympic record in the 1km time trial. BBC Five Live's Simon Brotherton reports.
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Barcelona 1992
The games return to Europe and it's gold for Linford Christie and number three for Steve Redgrave.
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Seoul 1988
The year of Bros and Stefi Graf's first Wimbledon triumph. At the games though, it was controversy in the mens 100m final.
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Los Angeles 1984
From one superpower to another. The games get to LA in the year Ronald Reagan was voted back in to the Whitehouse.
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Moscow 1980
The year John Lennon was shot and Bjorn Borg won his 5th successive Wimbledon title. However, the games were once more marred by politics. It was also the year of Ovett v Coe.
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Montreal 1976
Abba were in the money and Starsky and Hutch hit the screens, Canada got the games and its fair share of controversy.
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Munich 1972
The year the first pocket calculator became available and Stan Smith beat Ilie Nastase at Wimbledon. Nontheless, the games were remembered for all the wrong reasons.
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Mexico City 1968
The year Manchester United won the European Cup and Martin Luther King was assassinated, the Games went 7000 feet above sea-level.
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Tokyo 1964
Tokyo had been awarded the games in 1940, but war intervened. Twenty-four years later at the height of Beatlemania, Japan got its chance.
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Rome 1960
The year JFK became President and Coronation Street came to the screens, the modern Games came to Rome.
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Melbourne 1956
The games shared between Melbourne and Stockholm where the equestrian events were held due to Australia's stringent quarantine laws.
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Helsinki 1952
The first cold war games in the year that Queen Elizabeth came to the throne.
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London 1948
The year the games came to Wembley's Empire stadium and the year that Prince Charles was born.
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