As for the 2000 Games in Australia, all attempts to keep an aboveboard image vanished when the president of the Australian Olympic Committee admitted: “Well, we didn’t win [the bid] on the beauty of the city and the sporting facilities we had to offer on their own. ”
Mengenai Olimpiade 2000 di Australia, upaya apa pun untuk mempertahankan citra baik kandas sewaktu presiden Komite Olimpiade Australia mengakui, ” Yah, kita tidak memenangkan [undian] hanya karena kecantikan kota serta fasilitas olahraga yang kita miliki. ”