THIS IS THE OFFICIAL LOGO OF
THE SYDNEY OLYMPICS 2000.
IT IS SYMBOLIC OF VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF AUSTRALIA , IT'S
PEOPLE AND CULTURE.
THE COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS ARE SAID TO EMBODY THE
CHARACTER OF AUSTRALIA , THIS BEING ENERGETIC , VITAL ,
YOUTHFUL AND BOLD WITH A RICH AND DIVERSE
CULTURE.
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THE FIGURE IS
REPRESENTATIVE OF SEVERAL THINGS , IT SYMBOLISES AN
ATHLETE'S SPEED AND AGILITY MOVING TOWARD THE NEW MILLENIUM.
AND IS A VISUAL REMINDER OF THE AIM OF THE SYDNEY 2000 GAMES
BEING A CELEBRATION OF ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ENDEAVOUR
.
THE COLOURS ARE TO REPRESENT THE BLUE OF SYDNEY HARBOUR
,YELLOW OF THE SUN AND THE RED AUSTRALIAN EARTH.
THE BLUE FLASH AT THE
TOP SYMBOLISES THE FAMOUS SAILS OF THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE.
IT REPRESENTS THE OLYMPIC TOURCH AND VIBRANT NATURE OF
AUSTRALIAN CULTURE.
THE THREE BOOMERANGS ARE
A REPRESENTATIVE SYMBOL OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND
CULTURES OF AUSTRALIA
THE STYLE OF THE SYDNEY
2000 SCRIPT IS A REFLECTION OF THE RELAXED LIFESTYLE ENJOYED
IN AUSTRALIA AND ALSO
THE OPEN , FRIENDLY NATURE OF THE AUSTRALIAN
PEOPLE
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