Athletes logon to the internet as they surf the web at the athletes' village "Surf Shack" during a break in training ahead of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games September 5, 2000. The "Surf Shacks," set up by IBM, allow athletes to answer fan mail and communicate with friends and family during the games which will open on September 15. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Juan Antonio Samaranch, president of the International Olympic Committee, wears his accreditation badge as he passes through a security checkpoint at the start of a tour of the Olympic athlete's village September 5, 2000 in Sydney. The XXVII Olympiad will begin September 15. REUTERS/Mike Blake

A workman washes down the sidewalk outside of the Olympic Stadium as a child runs around the Olympic rings September 5, 2000 as Sydney Olympic Park is prepared for the games. The opening ceremony of the XVII Olympiad will be held in the Olympic Stadium September 15. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn

Olympics Minister Michael Knight, center, carries the Olympic flame with school children, in Leumeah, New South Wales, Australia, Monday, Sept. 4, 2000. The torch will wind its way around New South Wales state during the 100-day relay to the opening ceremony at Olympic Stadium on Sept. 15. (AP Photo/Greg Garay)

Muhammad Ali watches as the flame rises to the Olympic torch during the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics Friday, July 19, 1996, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)

Workers place lights in trees along the main street through Olympic Park, in front of Olympic Stadium, September 6, 2000. The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games begin in nine days with over 10,000 athletes from around the world competing in 30 events. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Workers are dwarfed as they work atop Olympic Stadium roof in Sydney September 6, 2000. Athletes from around the world will gather in the stadium in nine days for the opening ceremonies of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Canadian softball athletes Meaggan Wilton, left and Cherene Hiesl-Boyer, both from Ontario, are surrounded by the Sydney 2000 Olympics mascots in the souvenier shop in the athletes village in Sydney Australia, Wednesday September 6, 2000.(AP Photo/Russell McPhedran)

A monorail passes below a line of "Sydney 2000" flags near a major building September 6, 2000. The monorail transports passengers through a section of the city centre taking them to Olympic venues and the tourist centre Darling Harbour which will host Wweightlifting, judo, boxing, wrestling, fencing and volleyball for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games which open September 15. REUTERS/Will Burgess

Visitors to Sydney's Olympic Park gaze up at the "Superdome" September 6, 2000. The Superdome is the venue for the Olympic gymnastics competition and basketball finals of the Sydney 2000 Olympics. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama REUTERS

Ship's bosun Stijn Sommers, from the Hague in the Netherlands, checks the rigging of the Batavia sailing ship, 40 metres above the Olympic Games venue Darling Harbour near central Sydney September 6, 2000. Darling Harbour will host weightlifting, judo, boxing, wrestling, fencing and volleyball for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games which open September 15. The Batavia is a replica of the 17th century Dutch merchant ship wrecked off the coast of Western Australia in 1629 and is moored next to the Australian Maritime Museum. REUTERS/Will Burgess

Mongolian atheletes work out at a training camp in a the northern sports village of Bulgan August 24, 2000 as they prepare for the Olympic Games. The 20-member team expects several medals in Sydney, especially in wrestling, judo, boxing and shooting. REUTERS/Irja Halasz FOR RELEASE WITH STORY BC-SPORT-OLYMPICS-

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