Here you will find the women athletes in the spotlight from the Sydney games that introduced 15 new women's sport competitions. This 60 minute tape begins with women athletes bringing in the Olympic Torch to the stadium before Cathy Freeman lights the cauldron. For the next 40 minutes 10 sports are highlighted before Track and Field takes the spotlight. Marion Jones becomes the first woman 5 medal winner and it shows each of the events where she competed. Next comes Cathy Freeman in the 400 meter event that shows portions of her victory lap as well as the awards stand ceremony. In closing there is also a brief segment with marathon winner Naoko Takahashi who set an Olympic Record by running 2:23:14. The narration is provided by a woman (who is not identified in the credits) and the executive producers for this series are Dick Ebersol and Tommy Roy. NBC sold these items directly after the games, however they no longer offer any of the 16 specialty tapes directly to the public. It may be some time until you start seeing these highlight tapes routinely available at auction web sites, although they occasionally do appear for the highest bidder. Another option is pre-ordering this title from Amazon.com and wait for a used tape to become available for you.
