The International Olympic Committee said that it would discuss the scale of the Olympics after the Sydney Games are over. IOC director general Francois Carrard said he did not believe the Games were getting too big to handle. The media is 21,000 here. Everywhere there are increases and we have to watch that very closely and monitor it. Triathlon, women's weightlifting and taekwondo will all be medal events for the first time in Sydney.
New sports boost the number of television staff involved in broadcasting the action.
The expanding numbers have put tremendous pressure on the transport system in Sydney. Koreas unite Marching together South Korea and North Korea marched together at the opening ceremony - but there was a slight hitch. The International Olympic Committee had sanctioned 180 athletes to march together. But North Korea, with a small contingent could not fill its allotment of 90. The deal drew worldwide attention as another powerful symbol of reconciliation on the divided Korean peninsula - the Cold War's last frontier.