Question: sydney won the right to host the 2000 olympics after defeating which city by just two votes
Answer: 2000 Summer Olympics bidding results City NOC Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Sydney Australia 30 30 37 45 Beijing China 32 37 40 43 Manchester Great Britain 11 13 11 -- Berlin Germany 9 9 -- -- Istanbul Turkey 7 -- -- --