SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: The blazing cauldron slowly ascends a ramp leading to its final position high above the Olympic Stadium 15 September, 2000 in Sydney after 27-year-old sporting icon Cathy Freeman (C), Australia's gold medal hope over 400m and 200m, as the final bearer of the Olympic torch, ignited the 27th Olympiad of the modern era, and the first of the new millennium.AFP PHOTO / Joel SAGET (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)
