Mumbai, September 8, 2000 : India's Premier Portal has a special alliance with Reuters to bring to the netizens the Mega Sports Event - Olympics 2000 that is exclusively presented at http://www.olympics.123india.com/

Huge time zone differences and an explosion in computer use will make the Sydney Olympics the biggest event yet on the Internet with officials predicting a staggering 6.5 billion hits for the official games. 123India.com provides you with exclusive coverage of this Mega Sports Extravaganza. All you Olympics' fans seeking news and results can log on to the 123India.com rather than wait for television broadcasts, which will mostly be pre-recorded to be shown later during evening prime time hours.

The Olympics website will cover the categories of Events, Asia Focus, India Focus, Out of the Stadium, Australia focus and Photo Gallery. It covers news, views and happenings in and around the Olympics. The downloads will include special screensavers / wallpapers on the Sydney Olympics.

http://www.olympics.123india.com/ starts with pre-game coverage until September 8, 2000. Stories covered will include training camps and run up events to a series of features on Asia Olympics hopes, past successes and individual sports; as many as 15 stories a day. As the pace builds up, the pre-game coverage increases from September 9 -14, 2000 to as many as 30 stories a day. During the peak of the sporting extravaganza (September 15 - October 1, 2000) there will be as many as 60 stories a day with related pictures. 123India.com will have a separate media tally section with special focus on record-breaking events.

From August 30 to October 31, 2000, 123India.com will cater to worldwide audience providing news on more than 40 games on separate pages. Over 10,300 athletes under one roof from over 200 countries congregating at Sydney, Australia will be brought to you live by 123India.com.

Mr. Dhruv Sharma, CEO, 123India.com said, "The greatest sporting event of the century offers an exciting opportunity for us. For the first time in India, Internet will be used for showcasing Sydney 2000 Olympics. Difference in time zones gives a unique edge to the Internet for disseminating high quality and the latest information on Olympics to the netizens. We have, under a special tie up with Reuters, set up an exhaustive site for the benefit of our users".

In a short span of time, 123India.com, one of the most descriptive and informative of Indian sites, has grown its registered user base from 50,000 users to more than 1.2 million registered users. The portal also enjoys more than 85 million page views per month.  

About 123India.com:
123India.com, India's Premier Portal, is an India dedicated Internet media site that offers branded web content, serving Indians worldwide. As the leading Indian online navigational guide to the web, 123India.com is one of the largest guides in terms of users, database and reach amongst the Indian community on the Internet. Visit us at www.123india.com.