Hackett-Perkins duel helped define Games

By Roger Vaughan
Updated September 22 2020 - 9:56am, first published 9:53am
An elated Grant Hackett after dethroning Kieren Perkins in the 1500m freestyle at Sydney 2000.
An elated Grant Hackett after dethroning Kieren Perkins in the 1500m freestyle at Sydney 2000.

Even at a Melbourne park with the city in lockdown, there's a reminder of the fierce rivalry that became a defining feature of the Sydney Olympics.

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