The Yemen Olympic Committee was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1981.[1] Both North Yemen and South Yemen made appearances at the Olympics in the 1980s.[2][3] Following Yemeni Unification in 1990,[4] the nation has sent a single team to every Olympics since the 1992 Summer Olympics.[5] This made Sydney the third appearance at an Olympics by a unified Yemen, and the nation has yet to debut in the Winter Olympic Games.[5] The 2000 Summer Olympics were held from 15 September to 1 October 2000; a total of 10,651 athletes represented 199 National Olympic Committees.[6] Yemen sent two track and field competitors to Sydney, Basheer Al-Khewani and Hana Ali Saleh.[7] Al-Khewani was selected as the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony.[5]