Rare 2000 Sydney Ancient Sphinx Egypt Olympic Team NOC Pin

Description: Beautiful Very Limited Edition Dated Ancient Sphinx Egypt NOC Pin from the 2000 Summer Olympic Games held in Sydney, Australia. 1 1/8" high and 1 1/4" wide. New. Standard clasp fastener. Limited to only 500 produced. Great trader for all future Olympic Games. US shipping only for this pin. Inventory reduction sale. 2000 Sydney-The Sydney 2000 Games were the largest yet, with 10,651 athletes competing in 300 events. Despite their size, they were well organized, renewing faith in the Olympic Movement. Birgit Fischer earned two gold medals in Kayak to become the first woman in any sport to win medals 20 years apart. Judoka Ryoko Tamura lost in the final in both Barcelona and Atlanta, but came back to win the gold medal in Sydney. Steven Redgrave became the first rower to win gold medals at five consecutive Olympics. The US softball team won in stirring fashion, losing three games in a row and then coming back to defeat each of the teams they had lost to. NOC Pins- What is an NOC? A national Olympic Committee is the governing and coordinating Olympic organization within a specific nation. It works with the various national sports associations and federations, promotes the Olympic movement, fields national teams for regional and international competitions, and coordinates bids for candidate cities for future Games. Each committee is further associated with one of five continental Olympic Associations organized according to geographic location. The 200+ current NOCs are members of the IOC (International Olympic Committee).Egypt-Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, country in northeastern Africa and southwestern Asia. Most of the country lies in Africa, but the easternmost portion of Egypt, the Sinai Peninsula, is usually considered part of Asia; it forms the only land bridge between the two continents. Most of Egypt’s terrain is desert, divided into two unequal parts by the Nile River. The valley and delta of the Nile are the main centers of habitation. The capital and largest city is Cairo. It has a total area of 997,739 sq km (385,229 sq mi). The population of Egypt is 77,505,756 (2005 estimate). If you want to order multiple items, please let me invoice before you pay so that your payment will be correct. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 7.95 USD

Location: Abbeville, Georgia

End Time: 2024-08-27T12:34:57.000Z

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