2000s in Sports

Five Olympic Games were held in this decade

2000 XXVII Summer Olympics - Sydney, Australia (most gold medal wins USA)
2002 XIX Winter Olympics - Salt Lake City, USA (most gold medal wins Norway)
2004 XXVIII Summer Olympics - Athens, Greece (most gold medal wins USA)
2006 XX Winter Olympics - Turin, Italy (most gold medal wins Germany)
2008 XXIX Summer Olympics - Beijing, China (most gold medal wins China)

Famous quotes containing the word sports:

    It is usual for a Man who loves Country Sports to preserve the Game in his own Grounds, and divert himself upon those that belong to his Neighbour.
    Joseph Addison (1672–1719)