Citing his alleged ties to organized crime, authorities arrested Gafur Rakhimov , a member of the Uzbekistan Olympic Committee as he arrived in Australia. Uzbek wrestling coach Sergei Voynov was stopped for possessing human growth hormone. Nigerian Olympic runner hit by a car and killed in Sydney. Back to Olympics Overview September 2 Security force of 20,000 police , private guards, military, and volunteers is ready for everything from protests , smuggling, soccer riots, bomb scares, and shark attacks. Divers with electric prods will protect triathletes during their harbor swim.
Olympic village opens .
Complete with gym, cafe, hairdresser, video arcade, and nightclub, the complex will house the 10,000 competitors. He ran the 108 meters event in 1928 in Amsterdam. Back to Olympics Overview August 20 Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival opens.