Which of the following is true about the 2000 Sydney Olympics?
A. The first gold medal was won by cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo from Italy, who won the 15-kilometer race.
B. Cathy Freeman, an Aborigine and a track-and-field athlete, was given the honor of lighting the flame to symbolically open the Sydney Olympics.
C. Derek Parra became the first Mexican American to win a medal in the Olympics, finishing second in the 5000-meter speed-skating event.
D. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) established an Ethics Committee to make certain that the IOC remained above reproach.
Answer: B
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