Olympics 2000 is to be held in
- AJohannesburg
- BCape town
- CRome
- DSydneyCorrect
Explanation
The 2000 Summer Olympics were held in Sydney, Australia. Sydney was selected as the host city during the International Olympic Committee session in 1993, defeating other candidate cities including Beijing, Berlin, Istanbul, and Manchester. These games were officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and took place from September 15 to October 1, 2000. Cape Town and Rome were candidates for the 2004 games, which were eventually awarded to Athens.
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