Traveling to Australia for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Shaw, Marc, and Leggat, Peter A. (2000) Traveling to Australia for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Journal of Travel Medicine, 7 (4). pp. 200-2004.

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Abstract

The modern Olympic Games,conducted only once every 4 years since 1900, will be held in Sydney, Australia, from September 15 to October 1, 2000.There will be approximately 35 competition venues, 5 villages, 100 training venues, a media center, and sponsor hospitality areas.¹ There will be about 300 events for 28 sports, involving 10,300 athletes from 200 countries, 5,100 team officials, 50,000 volunteers, 15,000 media, a world wide audience of around 3.5 billion viewers and listeners, and up to several hundred-thousand spectators at any one time.¹ The Paralympic Games will also be held in Sydney, after the Olympic Games, from October 18 to 29, 2000,with more than 4,000 athletes competing.¹ This paper focuses on health and safety issues for travelers to Australia in general, although it makes specific references to advice for visiting Olympic and Paralympic athletes and team staff,who will be traveling to the games. It must be remembered that travel health advice can change, and that travelers should be advised to seek up-to-date travel health advice for Australia closer to their departure.

Item ID: 26018
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1195-1982
Date Deposited: 03 Apr 2013 02:52
FoR Codes: 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111716 Preventive Medicine @ 100%
SEO Codes: 92 HEALTH > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) > 920412 Preventive Medicine @ 100%
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